Tag: Drugs
Wanted drug baron arrested as NDLEA recovers large drug shipment, forex in Lagos hideout
The 42-year-old Ibemesi who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd was arrested at his Daisy Garden Hotel,…
Inside the Nigerian-Polish couple’s secret drug empire that rocked Warsaw
Police officers in Warsaw’s Śródmieście district have dismantled what they described as a family-run drug business operated by a 58-year-old…
I exposed Kano drug kingpin – what followed nearly ruined my life
A young whistleblower is pleading for justice after the ordeal he endured, following the exposure of a suspected drug kingpin…
Chinese bizman, 80-yr-old grandma arrested as NDLEA seizes Colos in moimoi sachets
While commending the officers and men of MMIA, Apapa, Lagos, Cross River, Edo, Ondo, Nasarawa, Borno, Niger, Ogun, Gombe, Kaduna…
Seadogs sound alarm: ‘Drug abuse threatens Nigeria’s future’
In her interactive session, Amechi warned that the abuse of substances such as tramadol, codeine, cannabis (locally known as igbo),…
Ex – NIgerian footballer, 4 others arrested over 22.6kg cocaine, meth seized at MMIA, AIIA
A 72-year-old grandma Mrs. Christy Ejaro was on Tuesday 24th June arrested by NDLEA operatives at Niger CAT area of…
Iran-bound businessman arrested at PH airport for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine
Barely two weeks after operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA)…
NDLEA arrests 2 young ladies with over 108kg Skunk, Loud, Colorado, Meth in Edo
seizure made on Thursday 5th June 2025 was based on credible intelligence received ahead of the arrival of the consignment…
What NDLEA found inside these ‘Green Tea’ parcels at Lagos Airport will shock you
Up north in Kaduna, the drug war took a shocking twist as NDLEA operatives on Tuesday, June 3, arrested 29-year-old…
NAFDAC busts drug syndicate, uncovers ₦5 million in shocking raid
NAFDAC said further deepening the investigation, operatives discovered traces of Methamphetamine, popularly known as mkpuru mmiri, both within the shop…
NDLEA apprehends 38 suspects, seizes drugs in Lagos
Ofoyeju gave the breakdown of drugs seized to include Codeine 305,323.37kg, Tapentadol 13.370kg, Tafradol 11,.230.8kg and Benzhexol 5,888.8kg.
NDLEA busts N16.6bn drug haul in shoe soles, hair attachments bound for US, Europe
Furthermore, Babafemi disclosed that NDLEA operatives intercepted 26.25 million tramadol tablets and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup valued at approximately…
Met Police raid West London, arrest seven, seize £1m drugs, £10,000
They also seized in excess of £10,000 in cash, as well as drugs estimated to be in excess of £1…
Ganduje: Fiddling With An Heritage, While Kano Is Destroyed By Drugs
Kano, and indeed Nigeria, is still under shock over the capricious and arbitrary act orchestrated against a cornerstone of Nigeria’s…
World Drug Day: NGO calls for support against drug abuse
By resolution 42/112 of December 7, 1987, the United Nations General Assembly decided to observe June 26 every year as…
Kano NDLEA intercepts 6,726kg of hard drugs, arrests 725 suspects
Dr Ibrahim Abdul, the Commander, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says the command seized a total…
Prison Warder who sells drugs to prisoners nabbed in Jos
Mr. Kabiru Danlami, a personnel of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) in Plateau, has been arrested with a substance suspected…
Edo NDLEA arrests 32 suspects, intercepts 70,800 tablets of controlled drugs
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 32 suspected drug traffickers in the…
NDLEA arrests 9,824 drug suspects, seizes 316,365.47kg illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 9,824 suspected drug offenders and recovered 316,365.47 kilogrammes of illicit…
Substance Abuse: Lizzy should have been rehabilitated first – Expert
Substance abuse is an ill that has eaten deep into our society, affecting both men and women especially the youths…
How Afolabi hid drugs on her body, arrested, executed in Saudi Arabia – Presidency
The Federal Government on Friday said that drugs were hidden on the body of Kudirat Afolabi, who was executed in…
India: Cash, liquor, drugs meant to bribe voters seized
Large amounts of liquor, precious metals, drugs and cash intended for use as bribes for voters have been seized ahead…
VC charges Bingham students to shun drugs, alcoholism
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Bingham University in Nasarawa State, Prof. William Qurix, has charged matriculated students for the 2018/19 academic session…
Sports: FG charges students to stay away from drugs
The Federal Ministry of Education has called on students to stay clean and resist any pressure to use substances to…
Lagos NDLEA intercepts 407.2kg of hard drugs, charge 9 suspects
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Friday, intercepted 407.205kg of restricted narcotics after general a raid conducted in Lagos…
Lagos warns Pharmacists against unwholesome drugs supply
Lagos State Government has warned pharmacists against supplying unwholesome drugs for consumption in the State.
3 Nigerians jailed 18 years for smuggling drugs in India
Three Nigerian youths, Sunni Chuba Okola, Imco Dike and Nababuko Patik, who lived in the Omikron sector, were in 2013…
Berlin launches pilot project to test recreational drugs
A pilot project to test the strength and purity of recreational drugs was launched in Berlin on Thursday, a spokeswoman…
Prices of 17 cancer drugs cut by 56%
China National Healthcare Security Administration on Thursday said payment standards for 17 types of anti-cancer drugs newly included in China’s…
Kebbi Govt. procures N100m drugs for emergency cases
The Kebbi government has procured drugs worth N100 million for treatment of emergency cases at the hospitals in the 21…