Category: Crime

Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India
December 26, 2023 No Responses

Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India

A plane carrying hundreds of Indian nationals who were held for days at an airport in France over human trafficking fears has arrived in India. BBC report that the chartered Airbus A340, which had been flying from the United Arab...
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JTF Arrest Vessel, 10 Crew Members
August 30, 2023 No Responses

JTF Arrest Vessel, 10 Crew Members

THE Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Tuesday arrested an oil vessel MV Ofuoma and 10 crew members conveying alleged illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers. The Component Commander OPDS, Commodore John Siyanbade, who represented the OPDS...
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NDLEA Raids Drug Warehouse, Recovers N4.8b Worth Of Opioids
August 21, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Raids Drug Warehouse, Recovers N4.8b Worth Of Opioids

Multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drugs were again seized at a warehouse tucked in the midst of popular International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Saturday 19th Au...
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Customs Intercepts 299 Cartons Of Codeine
August 17, 2023 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 299 Cartons Of Codeine

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 299 cartons of codeine syrup, with a pledge to continue to curb unrestricted access to the drug being abused by some youths. The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, announced the.....
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Military Uncovers Another Illegal Refinery
July 31, 2023 No Responses

Military Uncovers Another Illegal Refinery

Troops of the Nigerian Army, personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Tantita Security have uncovered an illegal oil refining site in Ughelli South in Delta State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in...
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NDLEA Impounds N3.7b Tramadol At Lagos Airport
July 24, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds N3.7b Tramadol At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has impounded over five million pills of Tramadol worth N3.7b. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director, Media, and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the seizure was achieved through the collabora...
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NDLEA Arrests Europe-Bound Student With Drugs
July 17, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Europe-Bound Student With Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a teenage student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi, 19, with Methamphetamine drugs concealed inside crayfish. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi explained that Daberechi ...
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SEC Urges FRSC  Personnel To Shun Ponzi Schemes
July 10, 2023 No Responses

SEC Urges FRSC  Personnel To Shun Ponzi Schemes

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps have been urged to avoid Ponzi schemes and only invest in entities registered with the regulatory body.The Securities and Exchange Commission gave the advise during an investor enlightenment programme tagged “Investo...
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NDLEA Arrests 122 Suspected Illicit Drug Dealers 
June 23, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 122 Suspected Illicit Drug Dealers 

Between June 2022 and June 2023, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Enugu State Command, arrested 122 illicit drug dealers.  The Acting State Commander, Mr Peter Ogar, said this while briefing Journalists as part of activities to ...
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Woman In Court Over Alleged N2.9b Fraud
May 25, 2023 No Responses

Woman In Court Over Alleged N2.9b Fraud

A 32-year-old woman, Ijeoma Iwegue, appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged transfer of N2.9 billion. Iwegue, whose residential address was not given in court, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge bordering on fraudul...
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NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs In Imported Car At Tincan Port
May 1, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs In Imported Car At Tincan Port

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis at the Tincan port in Lagos. A statement issued by Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi explained that the drugs...
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NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs In Wedding Gown
April 24, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs In Wedding Gown

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two drug consignments consisting of ecstasy and skunk going to United Arab Emirate. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi,  explained that the pills of ecstasy were concea...
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NDLEA Arrests 35, Intercepts Heroin
March 13, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 35, Intercepts Heroin

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 35 persons over alleged trafficking in various illicit drugs and substances. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday explained that operatives, acting on ...
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Customs Arrest Forged Clearing Documents Syndicate
March 8, 2023 No Responses

Customs Arrest Forged Clearing Documents Syndicate

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has arrested a two-man syndicate that specialises in forging Customs clearing documents. The acting Controller in charge of the unit, Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, said this at a news conference...
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