Tag: Drug Trafficking
How Suspect Exposed Buruji Kashamu
The drug trafficking case involving the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the southwest, Buruji Kashamu, first blew…
India-based Nigerian bizman charged by NDLEA
.28 year old wealth sparks suspicion of drug business The Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in the eastern city of…
Merciless Saudi beheads 76th person for drugs
Saudi authorities on Tuesday beheaded a Syrian man convicted of smuggling drugs to the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.…
I invested N900k in drug business to reap N5m, says suspect
Simon Ateba/Lagos An electronic dealer at Alaba International market in Lagos, western Nigeria is under investigation in connection with unlawful…
NDLEA Arrests 158 Suspects
The Kebbi Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said on Monday that no fewer than158 suspected drug…
NDLEA Arrest 95 Suspects
The Ebonyi command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday announced the arrest of 95 drug suspects…
NDLEA Arrests 20 Drug Suspects
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has arrested 20 persons, including a 27-year old woman,…
Joke Silva, Osita Iheme March Against Drug Abuse
Prominent Nigerians like Dele Momodu, Joke Silva, Osita ‘Pawpaw’ Iheme and Ali Baba, are set to lead other celebrities…
Saudi beheads Syrian for drug trafficking
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man on Tuesday after he was convicted of trafficking drugs into the ultra-conservative kingdom, the…
Spain-based Nigerian Arrested With Cocaine
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A Nigerian living in Spain has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos with 6.49…
Drug Trafficking: Nigerian Sentenced To Death
A Nigerian and a Thai woman have been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Vietnam, within a week in…
Man with 56 drug packets in stomach arrested
A man from Guinea-Bissau stopped at the Geneva airport at the weekend was carrying 56 packets of drugs in his…
NDLEA Arrests 194 Suspected Drug Offenders
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 194 drug suspects and confiscated 23.6 kilogrammes of cannabis and other…
Nigeria Seized 3.4m Kilogrammes Of Drugs In 23 Years
Nigeria’s anti drug trafficking agency said on Thursday it has seized 3.4 million kilogrammes of hard drugs in the country…
NDLEA Arrests 32 Drug Suspects In Gombe
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Gombe State said it arrested 32 drug suspects with 13 kilogrammes of…
2 Arrested For Drug Trafficking
Simon Ateba/Lagos Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended two men in connection with unlawful exportation…
Boko Haram: Obasanjo Urges Carrot And Stick Policy Again
Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday that the root causes of the Islamist insurgency by Boko Haram…
Cabin Crew And Drug Trafficking
The arrest of Arik Air staff on Tuesday for drug trafficking in London constitutes a national embarrassment and a failure…
Drug Trafficking: Cabin Crew Not Checked —Airport Sources
Hand luggage of cabin crew in Nigeria are hardly checked at airports because airline staff are expected to be upright,…
Arik Cabin Crew Had N180m Cocaine
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Tuesday that one of the two Arik Air female cabin crew…
2 Arik Air Staff Caught With Cocaine In UK
Two members of staff of Nigerian largest airline, Arik Air, have been arrested at Heathrow airport in London for drug…
Nigeria arrests 3 cargo agents for drug trafficking
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Three clearing agents have been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for…
South African Woman Jailed 18 months For Drug Trafficking
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old South African woman, Mrs.…
Kwara Hot Spot For Drug Traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria’s Kwara state has classified the state as a hot spot for…
2 drug traffickers jailed 7 years
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Two drug traffickers ,who were arrested by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have…
Grandma Arrested With Cocaine
A 65-year old grandmother, who is also a mother of six, was on Wednesday arrested for alleged drug trafficking, the…
Time To Review Penalty For Drug Trafficking
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos made a…
Housewife Faces Drug Charges
A Lagos housewife, Omolayo Iphigenia Adeniyi, alleged to have been aiding her husband, Adegboyega Abayomi Adeniji, who holds dual nationality…
US Boosts NDLEA’s Drug War With N35m Scanner
Drug traffickers and barons in Nigeria are in for tough times as the United States government yesterday donated a fifth…
Same Sex Marriage: Obama’s Nod Emboldens Nigerian Gays
Gay activists in Nigeria seem to have been emboldened by President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of homosexual relationships, P.M.NEWS can…