Mr Babafemi said that the couple was initially arrested on June 13, by operatives of the State Security Service in the Ojo area of Lagos State.
He said the police intercepted and arrested the suspect while his accomplices escaped.
He added that NDLEA operatives raided the warehouse owned by a wanted billionaire drug baron on Saturday, August 19.
The LP candidate is in Lagos to attend series of political activities and a campaign rally ahead of the forthcoming presidential elections on February 25.
The boat was said to have been carrying 16 people when it capsized along the Ojo area of the state.
Many people sustained gunshot injuries after police fired shots to control the irate Okada riders resisting seizure of their vehicles.
