The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has warned parents to monitor their children’s consumption of cookies and gummies following the discovery of cannabis-infused products being smuggled into Nigeria.

The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, issued the warning on Sunday, saying recent seizures had exposed attempts by criminals to disguise illicit drugs as ordinary snacks.

Babafemi urged parents to pay closer attention if their children frequently crave cookies and gummies, noting that some of the products could contain prohibited substances.

The warning followed the seizure of two 40-foot containers by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos.

The containers reportedly contained thousands of cannabis-infused products, including Delta-8 pre-roll cookies, cannabis gummies and other infused cookies, concealed among legitimate imports such as used vehicles, generators, batteries and fabrics.

The seized items, which originated from the United States, were packaged as colourful vegan and hemp-derived snacks in flavours such as pineapple guava and Thai mango.

The consignment was estimated to have a street value of about 373.8 million naira before it was handed over to the NDLEA.

The agency described the products as an emerging public health concern, particularly because their attractive packaging could appeal to children, students and other young people, potentially increasing the risk of accidental consumption of concentrated cannabis.