Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a secret laboratory producing "Colorado," a synthetic type of cannabis, inside a residential building in Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos.

Officers arrested 30-year-old Stephen Kelechi Imoh, the alleged owner, and recovered large quantities of freshly-made drugs and chemicals used for production.

This breakthrough followed months of intelligence work after NDLEA intercepted locally-produced Colorado in Lagos in March and May 2025, a sign that the drug was now being made in Nigeria instead of being imported.

During the raid on Thursday, 30th October 2025, officers found 16.2kg of freshly-made Colorado, 1.7kg of cannabinol, 4.5kg of Potassium Carbonate, and 91 lit...