Tag: Drug
Met Police smash major drug network, arrest 23 In overnight raids
Inspector Kevin Chambers, who led the operation, said the raids demonstrated a coordinated show of force involving more than 300…
NDLEA nabs 27-year old man with N10 million worth cannabis in Kano
Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics and Public Relations Officer, NDLEA Kano Strategic Command, in a Statement, said: "This…
Police uncover drugs worth $675m hidden in marble stone slabs
Drug and Firearms Squad detectives have charged three men following the seizure of almost 750kg of methylamphetamine
19-year old girl drugs friend, steals her N.9m property
The police at the Ilasan Division of the Lagos State Police Command, Lekki, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria have arrested a 19-year…
Ambode’s wife charges Nigerian youths to shun drug use
Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has urged Nigerian youths to keep distance from drug use,…
NDLEA arrests truck conveying 3 tonnes of drug to Yola
The Adamawa Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) on Wednesday said it arrested a truck conveying…
Nigerian Navy donates drugs, foodstuff to IDPs in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has donated drugs and foodstuff to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camped in Dalori 11, Maiduguri, to…
Ajimobi tasks NDLEA on battle against drug peddling
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has called on operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,…
2 Oyo pilgrims detained over drug in Saudi Arabia
Two of the 1,191 pilgrims from Oyo State who performed this year’s Hajj were detained by the Saudi Arabian authorities…
Akunyili: Good Woman, Great Leader
By John Tosin The death Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili is a colossal loss not only to her immediate family or…
Drug War: Ogun Shuts 63 Illegal Pharmacies
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State government in western Nigeria today disclosed that it has in the last two years shut down…
Nigeria Bursts Pakistani Drug Cartel In Lagos
Simon Ateba/Lagos Attempt by a suspected Pakistani drug cartel to smuggle 25.4 kilogrammes of high grade heroin into Nigeria has…
54 Pregnant Girls In Lagos Public Schools
Fifty-four pregnant girls and 200 students on drugs have been uncovered in Lagos public secondary schools. This was part of…
UNIBEN Unveils New Cure For HIV/AIDS
Professor Isaiah Ibeh of the University of Benin, on Tuesday announced the development of a new drug that can cure…
Avoid Sex, Drug During Xmas
Secondary school students, who are embarking on Christmas break this week must avoid sex, drug and crime to remain safe…
Housewife Arraigned Over Drug Importation
A Lagos businesswoman, Imonle Funke, has been arraigned before a federal high court in Lagos on a one-count criminal charge…
Top NDLEA Officer, Colleague Gunned Down
An outstanding officer at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who received several awards for intercepting multi-million naira worth…
NDLEA Arrests 8,639, Seizes 195,283kg Drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said that a total of 8,639 suspected drug traffickers were arrested…
Hospital Treats 1,018 Psychiatric Patients
Dr. Zaharadeen Habib, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Kware, Sokoto State, said about 1,018 patients…
U.S. -Based Nigerian Arrested With Hard Drug
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a naturalised American of Nigerian descent with 1.67 kilogrammes of methamphetamine…
NDLEA Arrests 82 Drug Suspects
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it has arrested 82 suspected drug traffickers in the first quarter of…
2Face, NAFDAC Reveal Man Unkind
Africa’s finest, 2Face Idibia, in partnership with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has teamed…
Furniture Maker, South African Airways Officer Face Drug Charges
A furniture maker, Junaidu Babatunde Ganiyu, who was arrested with 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, on his trip back to Nigeria…
NDLEA Intercepts 8.4kg Of Heroin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 8.4 kilogrammes of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in…