The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one of two brothers who served as major sources of illicit drugs in the Southeast and South-South parts of the country, Onyeaghalachi Stephen. This is contained in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Tuesday in Abuja....
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Operations of a major cocaine syndicate in Lagos have been disrupted with the arrest of a 56-year-old trafficker, Lawal Oyenuga, by the NDLEA. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated in Abuja on Sunday that the suspect was on a mission to deliver 400 grams of the “Class A’’ drug...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered four kilograms of cocaine soaked in towels from a Brazil returnee. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated in Abuja on Sunday that the drugs were intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday, Nov. 24. “The move by...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is not running for presidency in the 2023 elections to engage in drug trafficking, money laundering, forgery and perjury, his aide, Paul Ibe has said. According to him, those are the territories of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate,...
Rats in northern India have been accused of eating hundreds of kilograms of cannabis seized from drug dealers and stored in police warehouses. “Rats are small animals, and they aren’t scared of the police,” noted a court in the city of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, after hearing that local police...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 1.5 tonnes of illicit drugs and arrested 993 suspects in Katsina State from Nov. 10, 2021 to Nov. 23. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Mohammed Bashir , made this known while briefing newsmen on the activities of the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempts by traffickers to smuggle consignments of cannabis and ecstasy tablets concealed in three tubers of yam. The Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the anti-narcotics...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Saudi-bound widow with cocaine concealed in footwear at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday, that the 56-year-old widow and mother of four,...
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), has charged parents and other stakeholders to rise up to the challenge of ensuring that illicit substances are kept away from young Nigerians, warning that complacency is capable of compromising the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted six cartons containing 497,900 tablets of Royal tramaking brand of tramadol 225mg at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested no fewer than 20 suspects for drug-related crimes in four states. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, named the states to include – Edo, Ogun, Osun and Ondo. He said...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it has uncovered plans by some drug cartels to introduce a lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, into the Nigerian market. A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said that the illicit drug was 100 times...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Pakistani businessmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos with 8 kilograms of cocaine. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, that the drugs were concealed...
NDLEA has arrested two businessmen who had been on the run for months over their involvement in drug trafficking. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated in Abuja on Sunday that one of them, Nnebo Christopher had been wanted for his role in the importation of 40 cartons containing 346,800...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ekiti State Command, has destroyed no fewer than 3.7 hectares of Hemp farmland at Ire-Ekiti Forest in Oye Local Government Area of the state. Slso, the agency had arrested eight suspects, including a woman alleged to be involved in cultivating the illegal...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 284 seized parcels of cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kebbi. The Customs Comptroller in Kebbi, Mr Joseph Attah, handed over the cannabis seized from drug traffickers to the state NDLEA Commander, Mr Sulaiman Usman, in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 46.637 kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin in the FCT and 6 other states across Nigeria. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, identified the states are:...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command (WMC) has intercepted Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), foreign parboiled rice and other items with a Duty Paid Value (DPC) of N2,233,808,950 in five months. Comptroller Abubakar Umar of the command said this in at press conference on Thursday in Lagos. “Other items...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 10 suspects in connection with the seizure of 4,870.2kgs cannabis in some parts of Edo. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mr....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said its operatives have arrested a female drug dealer with seventy-eight bags of cannabis sativa in Kaduna. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said in a statement that the suspect, Peace Ayuba was arrested on...