Tag: Illicit Drugs
Troops arrest man with 276kg llicit drugs in Kogi
He explained that the arrest was part of the army’s ongoing efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks strongly affiliated to…
Customs seize ₦5.3 billion in drugs hidden in imported vehicles
The first container, numbered HLXU8500072, arrived from Montreal, Canada, and was intercepted on Sept. 4 following detailed intelligence analysis. A…
Police bust drug ring, seize nearly 24,000 illicit substances
“The Jigawa State Police Command remains resolute in its mission to safeguard the lives and wellbeing of all citizens through…
NDLEA crushes drug rings: Dispatch rider, couple, syndicates fall in Nationwide raids
In Anambra, a husband-and-wife team, Nzube and Ebele Onyedika, aged 41 and 42, were arrested at Obosi after NDLEA recovered…
19,000kg Drug Empire falls as NDLEA arrests dealers, others in Nationwide crackdown
In Kogi State, operatives apprehended Musa Isah, 45, after discovering 53.4kg of skunk hidden in two cartons inside the trunk…
2025 biggest drug bust: NDLEA smashes ‘Ghost trafficker’, seizes N7.8bn worth of Narcotics
The statement said after three years on the run, 36-year-old Sunday Ibigide, once described by officials as a “ghost trafficker,”…
NDLEA, India’s NCB join efforts against illicit shipments of tramadol, others to Nigeria
In his remarks at the meeting, Marwa noted the threat posed to public health and security by illicit drugs in…
NDLEA sets ablaze record 1.6M Kg of illegal drugs
He issued a stern warning to drug traffickers: "To those still involved in the illicit drug trade, we will continue…
Massive drug bust: NDLEA smashes major Cartels in nationwide crackdown
Just hours later, Babafemi disclosed that NDLEA officers struck again at Mosalasi Junction, Mushin, arresting three more suspects—Osinachi Nwachukwu, Tochukwu…
NDLEA arrests grandpa over illicit drugs
“This incident serves as a stark reminder of the pervasive nature of substance abuse within communities.”
Lagos housewife Florence Moses faces trial over drug-related allegations
Prosecutors N.J. Manza and J.O. Negedu stated that the substances are prohibited under Section 11(c) of the NDLEA Act, Cap…
Customs busts ₦117m drug smuggling ring in Ogun
Customs Area Controller, James Ojo, attributed the operation's success to credible intelligence and strategic measures, reaffirming the Service's commitment to…
Massive drug bust: NDLEA uncovers 2,760kg of Cannabis in Lagos Shrine raid
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos apprehended suspects and seized vast quantities…
NDLEA seizes Over N7 billion worth of drugs in major Port operations
According to Babafemi, these discoveries bring the total street value of the intercepted drugs — Tapentadol, Carisoprodol, and codeine —…
Customs strike again! N1.1 billion worth of deadly drugs seized at Apapa Port
Olomu revealed that the seized items included 236,783 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine and Barcadin cough syrup, packed in…
NDLEA seizes 606.998kg illicit drugs, nabs 158 suspects in Kaduna
He also confirmed that one single barrel gun, ammunition and six empty cartridges were intercepted by the Command.
Businessman faces trial over alleged importation of illicit drugs
According to the charge, they committed an offence punishable under Section 11(a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA)…
NDLEA seizes 478kgs illicit substances in Kaduna, nabs 99 suspects
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command says it has seized 478kilogammes of various illicit substances in…
NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs being shipped to Indonesia
The NDLEA operatives also foiled efforts of the cartels to export 2.14 kilograms of skunk clinically hidden in the walls…
Lagos police intercept illicit drugs worth N13m
A statement issued by the command's spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin on Monday said the interception occurred on Wednesday July 12, 2023…
Video: NDLEA busts UK bound Illicit drugs concealed in native black soap
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi revealed the interception in a Facebook post Sunday. He did not indicate the nature…
NDLEA seizes 1.7m opioid pills hidden in noodles, others at Lagos airport, Gombe
He disclosed that a female freight agent, Olaleye Adeola has already been arrested in connection with the noodles consignment.
75-year-old grandpa Bajama, 21 others smashed over tons of illicit drugs
During the operation, over one million bottles/capsules of banned new psychoactive substance, Akuskura and tramadol as well as 2,536 kilograms…
761 drugs suspects arrested, 11,000kg of drugs seized in Kaduna State
Adoro noted that the fight against illicit drugs is a collective responsibility and appealed to the public to furnish the…
Lagos Police intercept 21 parcel of illicit drugs
Hundeyin said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, had directed that the suspect and exhibit be transferred…
NDLEA seizes 456.8kg illicit drugs in Kogi
He warned criminal elements such as drug traffickers to steer clear of Kogi or ”find it hot from the agency.
Police intercept bus-load of illicit drugs, reject N500,000 bribe in Lagos
A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said preliminary investigations revealed that the drugs…
Moshood Muhammed docked for possessing wraps of hemp
Muhammed was arrested on a tip-off, adding that five wraps of the illicit substance were recovered from him while his…
NDLEA confiscates 4,858kg illicit drugs in Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba
In 2021, the Zonal Command, Zone B, seized 4,858kg of various illicit drugs and secured the conviction of 123 persons…
191 suspects busted with 966.7kgs of illicit drugs in Imo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 191 drug trafficking suspects and seized 966.7kgs of illicit drugs in Imo…