BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Trans Fortress Global Resources, Mr. Kolapo Oladapo Raji.
According to the agency, Raji has been on NDLEA watchlist since 2025 following credible intelligence.
The 57-year-old drug kingpin was arrested at his Safe Court Apartment residence in Ikate, Lekki Lagos on Thursday 12th February 2026 after sustained surveillance soon after his return from the United Kingdom.
A search of his residence led to the recovery of four large bags containing parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis with a total weight of 89.20kg.
Also recovered from him at the point of his arrest was a 2024 model Toyota Hilux.
In his statement, he claimed he got involved in the illicit drug trade after financing some consignments for his overseas associate. He said hundreds of millions of naira paid to him as profit by his associate motivated him to establish his own independent drug distribution channel.
In another interdiction operation in Lagos, a suspect Ugwuja Kingsley was nabbed with 56kg skunk at Agbara on Thursday 19th February, while Ekwe Arinze was caught with 76kg of same substance at a motor park in Oshodi on Tuesday 17th February.
