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April 13, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Destroys 1.6m Kilograms Illicit Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state. In a statement issued on Saturday, Director, Media & Ad...

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 23, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Indian Woman With Heroin

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin concealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates.A statement issued on...

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....

March 10, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Auto Spare Parts Dealer

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze, for attempting to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson F...

March 3, 2025 No Responses

17 Years After, NDLEA Nabs Alleged Druglord

After 17 years of hiding in the dark to allegedly ship illicit drugs worth billions of naira across the world, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a wanted 59-year-old drug baron identified as Ogbonnaya Kevin...

March 3, 2025 No Responses

Businessman Excretes 120 Wraps Of Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old Turkey-bound Angolan businessman Mbala Dajou Abuba at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano for attempting to traffic a large consignment of cocaine, which he ingested. In ...

February 23, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Thai lady At Lagos Airport

Alleged attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos has been thw...

February 17, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs Hidden In Bus Compartment

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted parcels of illicit drugs concealed in a specially constructed compartment of a bus. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a post on X on Sunday on Sunday explain ed that the hidden...

January 27, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Loud, Cannabis At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a shipment of cannabis, also known as Loud concealed in a duvet and destined for the United Kingdom. In a statement issued on Sunday, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi...

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...

January 13, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Priest, Intercepts ₦1.1b Codeine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a traditional chief priest of the Igunuko Shrine, Bariu Aliu, in the Alpha Beach area of Ajah, Lagos State. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, explained that Aliu’s&nb...

January 9, 2025 No Responses

NIMASA, NDLEA To Strengthen Partnership

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking within Nigeria’s maritime domain. This was emphasized...