Biggest seizure: NDLEA busts cocaine warehouse, seizes N193bn worth of crack, arrests 4 barons
In what seems to be the biggest singular cocaine seizure in the history of Nigeria’s premier anti-narcotic agency, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted a…
Pastor arrested with drugs at Lagos airport enroute Crusade in Kenya
March 13, 2022 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem at the Murtala Muhammed…
NDLEA arrests 12 dockworkers linked to N9.5bn seized cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of 12 dockworkers at the Apapa Seaport, Lagos linked to the importation of N9.5 billion cocaine. This is contained…
Cocaine trafficking booms during Covid-19 pandemic – Europol
The illegal narcotics trade has boomed during the covid-19 pandemic, a Europol (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation) specialist has said. Cocaine traffic from South America to Europe has…
Kano NDLEA discovers illegal codeine powder lab; impounds cocaine, others
The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had secured the conviction of 107 drug peddlers in 2019. The NDLEA commander Dr Ibrahim Abdul…
I needed N.5m for my traditional marriage hence I had to traffic drug, confesses Brazil-based Nigerian caught with cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has apprehended a 36-year-old Brazil based Nigerian man with 5kg of pure cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA)….
Drug Abuse: FG Has Recalled Over 2.5m Bottles of Codeine- Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday disclosed that no fewer than 2.5 million bottles of codeine had been recalled from circulation across the country by…
NDLEA intercepts 5.9 tons of illicit drugs in Kano – Official
March 23, 2018 The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says it has intercepted over 5.9 tons of illicit drugs from January to date. The NDLEA Commander…