Nigeria’s NDLEA just nailed a massive win at Apapa Seaport, securing a Federal High Court order to detain the MV San Antonio—fresh from Brazil with 25.5kg of cocaine stashed in its hatch—plus its captain and 20 multinational crew (Russians, Filipinos, Ukrainians, Azerbaijanis) nabbed post-cargo unload on December 6 intel tip-off.
Spokesman Femi Babafemi confirmed Justice Frida Ogazi’s 14-day hold pending charges (suit FHC/L/MISC/1408/2025), hot on heels of November’s 20kg MV Nord Bosporus bust from Santos—Marwa slamming cartels eyeing West Africa as a soft spot, vowing zero tolerance via global-local teamwork to crush syndicates and trafficking routes.
This back-to-back Apapa sweep amps NDLEA’s port vigilance amid Brazil’s cocaine floodgates, crippling narco supply chains—proving Nigeria’s no playground for smugglers as probes roll to December 29.
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