Lagos Taskforce Arrests 33 in Crackdown on Drugs, Okada and Street Crime

The Lagos State Taskforce says it arrested 33 suspects during an early-morning operation across Victoria Island, Obalende, Ikate, Marwa and parts of the Lekki-Epe Expressway. Officials said the raid targeted suspected drug users and traffickers, illegal commercial motorcycle operators, street traders, ticket touts and others linked to security and environmental offences. Items recovered reportedly included substances suspected to be tramadol, cannabis and Colorado, as well as cutlasses and scissors. The agency said the suspects have been charged under relevant Lagos environmental and transport laws. Taskforce Chairman CSP Adetayo Akerele said intelligence-led enforcement operations would continue across the state.

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