Ijebu Ode, Nigeria, Aug 7, 2026 (AFP) - Nigeria dismantles meth lab but fears of Mexican cartel links linger

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The cooking cauldrons and vats of chemicals were left behind in an abandoned shed, hidden in a Nigerian forest -- remnants of an alleged multimillion-dollar transnational meth operation. In late July, authorities dismantled the crude, makeshift meth lab after an ongoing trial involving three Mexican nationals took a day to hold court proceedings on-site the week before. AFP visited the lab, in southwestern Ogun state, with officers from the Natio......

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