Lagos, Sept 24, 2026 (AFP) - Nigeria busts another Mexican cartel-linked meth lab

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2026-09-24

Nigeria's anti-drug agency said Thursday it had arrested two men for allegedly operating a methamphetamine laboratory, the latest in high-profile crackdowns on drug operations authorities say are linked to Mexican cartels. It is Nigeria's fourth bust of large-scale production labs since May -- all linked to Mexicans -- raising concerns that Latin-American cartels are establishing roots in Africa's most populous country to produce and ship out met......

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