Bangladesh, May 22 -- Nigeria's anti-narcotics authorities have dealt a significant blow to international drug trafficking networks after dismantling a sophisticated methamphetamine cartel with alleged ties to Mexico. In what officials described as the largest methamphetamine seizure in the country's history, law enforcement agents arrested ten suspects, including three Mexican nationals believed to have played a key role in the industrial-scale production of the illicit drug.

The operation, carried out by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), underscores growing concerns that Nigeria is evolving from a transit point for narcotics into a major center for drug manufacturing and international distribution. Authorities say the ...