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November 26, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Dismantles N6.7b Opioids Cartel, Arrests Drug Baron

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recorded another major breakthrough in the nationwide crackdown on drug syndicates with the dismantling of a large-scale opioids cartel in Lagos and the arrest of a suspected kingpin, Onyekachi Pius...

November 23, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Smashes Six Drug Syndicates

In one of the Agency’s most sweeping offensives in recent times, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled at least six drug trafficking syndicates across the country, recovering tons of assorted illicit substances and arresting nine ke...

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 16, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Wanted Drug Baron In Lagos

A wanted drug baron who operates under the cover of a businessman and hotelier, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, alias Chisco Bee, has been arrested by operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after weeks...

November 14, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Strengthens Maritime Operations, Sends Officers To UK For Advanced Training

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has strengthened its maritime surveillance and interdiction capabilities following the successful completion of a week working visit to the United Kingdom by officers from the Agency’s Directorate of Seaport O...

November 14, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Reappoints Marwa As NDLEA Chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term.Marwa was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in Jan...

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...

November 3, 2025 No Responses

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right) and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) during an audience with the President at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Monday, 3rd November,2025...

October 24, 2025 No Responses

FOU A Customs Impounds HardDrugs, Handover Over To NDLEA

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)has announced that its operatives intercepted a substance suspected to be hard drugs along the Gbaji–Seme Road.The Comptroller of the unit, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, made the ...

October 20, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Reports Major Breakthroughs In One Week

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded major breakthroughs in the last one week nationwide.According to a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, not less than 53,250 kilograms of...

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...

September 6, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 26 Suspects In Edo

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, has arrested 26 suspected drug traffickers and seized about 41,410.53kg of narcotics.Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, state Commander of the agency disclosed this on Friday in Benin City while presenting the m...

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 18, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts N7.8b Opioids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted N7.8 billion worth of opioids at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers State.A statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, explained that a...