Cocaine – City Business News

February 15, 2026 No Responses

Customs Foils Midnight Cocaine Smuggling, Hands Over N1b Seizure to NDLEA

Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Area Command have intercepted 22 packages of suspected cocaine worth N1 billion, concealed in a vehicle along the Badagry–Seme corridor, reinforcing ongoing inter-agency efforts against cross-border drug trafficking.The handover ceremony took place...

November 21, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Shipment From Brazil, Detains Ship, 20 Crew

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted another cocaine-laden vessel at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, barely six months after 10 Thai sailors were convicted and fined $4.3 million for trafficking 32.9kg of the drug into...

November 11, 2025 No Responses

PTML Customs Intercepts ₦29.4b Cocaine, Hands Over To NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command, has intercepted cocaine shipment valued at ₦29.4 billion.Comptroller Joe Anani, Customs Area Controller of PTML Command, disclosed this during a press conference on Tu...

September 8, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds ₦5.3b Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international organised criminal group (IOCG) with networks spanning Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, arresting three kingpins and intercepting a co...

August 25, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Detains Widow Using Fake Pregnancy To Traffic Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Officer, (NDLEA) has detained a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, over alleged attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine.A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja said.....

August 4, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine In Lagos, Abuja

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of cocaine and tramadol hidden in vehicle side mirrors, lipsticks, and footwears in a string of operations that led to multiple arrests across Lagos, Abuja, and several states.Spokes...

April 7, 2025 No Responses

Brothers Arrested With Cocaine At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two brothers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, with 5kgs of cocaine concealed in the walls of their suitcases while attempting to board a flight to India. A...

March 17, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Concealed In Prayer Beads, Shoes

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine concealed in prayer beads and locally made shoes. In a statement and pictures shared on X on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi explained that the agency had arrested some suspects....

January 19, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests India-Bound Nursing Student

Attempt by Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a 26-year-old 200-level student of nursing at the Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine hours before her return flight to the South Asian country through the Mallam Aminu Kan...

November 4, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Seizes N4.5b Cocaine At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has curtailed efforts by members of an international drug syndicate operating between Brazil, Ethiopia and Nigeria to smuggle into Nigeria 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilogrammes through Murtala Muhammed...

October 21, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Bursts Drug Syndicate At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two businessmen for attempting to import and export cocaine pellets and parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis through the Lagos airport. The suspects – Okechukwu Emmanuel, Iwuagwu Ikedi ...

September 9, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Europe-Bound Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers heading to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus. A statement signed by the Di...

August 12, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts US, UK-Bound Cocaine Consignments

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in automobiles and Ghanaian fabric, Kente. In a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, 2.32 kilograms of cocaine con...

July 15, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Impound Cocaine, Tramadol Hidden In Shoes, Custard Containers

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered parcels of cocaine hidden in the soles of shoes bound for Europe. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, shared videos of the seized contraband on X on Sunday,...