Court remands three Mexicans, seven others behind Ogun drug lab

A 63-year-old drug baron, Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals and six other Nigerians have been arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on an 11-count criminal charge bordering on the setting up of a super clandestine laboratory and the production of 2,419.48 kilograms of methamphetamine worth over N480 billion in the international market at Mowe village, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The defendants: Anochili Innocent, 63; Juan Carlos Meza Torrero, 49; Nemecio Martinez Felix, 46; Jesus López Valles, 40, all Mexican nationals except Anochili; Nwankwo Christian, 41; Egwuonwu Victor, 38; Igwe Remijus, 43; Ifeanyichukwu Joshua, 23; Omonughwa Orike, 45; and Nwobum Emeka, 59, were docked on Friday following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in coordinated raids in Ogun and Lagos state between 16th and 18th May 2026. on their 2026.

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