Tag: Illicit Drug

Nigerian-British Grandma Arrested With 13kg Cocaine
July 5, 2026 No Responses

Nigerian-British Grandma Arrested With 13kg Cocaine

A 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in peels of plantain which appeared as real plantains and...
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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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NDLEA Destroys Three Tons Of Skunk In Edo Forest
June 5, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Destroys Three Tons Of Skunk In Edo Forest

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA} has destroyed a large warehouse of skunks, used to store 231 jumbo bags of the psychotropic substance weighing 3,003 kilograms at Iwe forest in Owan West local government area of Edo state.  A...
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NDLEA Intercepts 5,610kg Of Illicit Drugs In Kaduna
May 15, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 5,610kg Of Illicit Drugs In Kaduna

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 218 suspects with 5,610 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in Kaduna. State In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA Commandant in Kaduna State, Ibrahim Braji, explained that the suspects comprised 206 ma...
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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 Warns Shipping Lines Against Illicit Drug Deals
June 1, 2022 No Responses

NDLEA Warns Shipping Lines Against Illicit Drug Deals

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) on Tuesday warned shipping lines and agents against illicit drug deals and peddling.  The NDLEA Special Area Commander, Mr Ameh Inalegwu, gave the warning during an anti-drug constructive engagement w...
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