Tag: Illicit Drugs
NDLEA intercepts 3,300kg of drugs in Lagos airport, Abuja hotel, others
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 3,300kg of drugs at the Lagos Airport and in…
2 ladies arrested with 296,000 tablets of illicit drugs
The Benue State Command of the NDLEA has arrested two ladies, Chioma Afam, 36, and Peace Chidinma Caleb, 22, for…
NDLEA to rid Lagos of illicit drugs – Commander
Mr Ralph Igwenagu, the Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos State, said the agency is working hard to…
NDLEA apprehends 4 drug merchants in Ondo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized and burnt over 14.3 tonnes of illicit drugs and…
NDLEA destroys illicit drugs worth N1.65bn in Nasarawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday in Lafia destroyed 11,669 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances…
Marwa urges Ports stakeholders to block illicit drugs importation
The Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drugs Abuse, has urged maritime agencies and other ports stakeholders to support…
NAHCON warns Nigerian pilgrims against taking illicit drugs to Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday warned Nigerian prospective pilgrims for this year’s Hajj against taking illicit…
Ban indiscriminate sales of illicit drugs, expert advises govt
An Abuja based Pharmacist, Mr Sunday Olatunde, on Tuesday advised government at all levels to ban indiscriminate sales of all…
Gov. Ganduje destroys N1 billion illicit drugs in Kano
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday destroyed illicit drugs worth N1 billion intercepted at various places within Kano…
Federal Government called to block illicit drug inlets to Nigeria
The Muslim Sisters Organisation (MSO), has called on the federal and state governments to block all avenues through which illicit…
Illicit drugs: NDLEA seeks Edo government support
The Edo Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called for support from the state government to enable…
Kano State Govt. destroys illicit drugs worth N4.1bn
The Kano State Government said on Monday that it had destroyed illicit drugs worth N4.1 billion confiscated in the state…
NDLEA solicits collaboration to fight illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday called on Nigerians, irrespective of callings to collaborate with in the…
Ogun set up committee to tackle illicit drugs problem
The Ogun Government says it has set up a committee to rid the state of illegal drug dealers and those…
NDLEA Seizes 1.168 Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs
The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had seized 1.168 tonnes of illicit…
NSCDC arrests 65-yr-old drug dealer, 5 others in Ilorin
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday said it arrested a 65-year-old woman…
NDLEA intercepts tonnes of illicit drugs in Sokoto
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, said it had seized 2.5 tonnes of Rohypnol valued at over…
Man admits dealing on illicit drugs
A 35-year-old man, Abinbila Etuk, on Tuesday admitted before a Federal High Court in Lagos that he deals on illicit…
NDLEA seizes tonnes of illicit drugs in Borno
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Borno says it has seized more than 20 tonnes of illicit drugs…
Monitor your students, NDLEA urges tertiary institutions
The NDLEA in Ekiti state on Monday urged the authorities of tertiary institutions to ensure effective monitoring of their students.…
Beware Of Drugs; Ajunwa Warns Nigerian Athletes
The first Nigerian Olympic gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa, has advised Nigerian athletes to resist the temptation of using illicit drugs…
Varsity Drop Out Charged With Unlawful Drugs Export
By Akin Kuponiyi An undergraduate dropout of Anambra State University of Technology, Obiabumo Godfrey Obaemeka, alleged to have been trafficking…
3 Foreigners Docked Over Illicit Drug
Three Bolivians, Reuben Ikono Jorge, Yhugo Chavaez Moreno and Yerko Artunduako Dorado were this morning arraigned before a Federal High…
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…
Youths Urged To Shun Thuggery
Youths in the country have been advised to shun acts of thuggery and hooliganism which could jeopardise their future. This…
NDLEA Arrests Hemp Farmer
The Benue State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Samuel Azinge has decried the rate at…
Need For Scanners At Seaports
The quantity of illicit drugs that comes into Nigeria by sea is frightening and if urgent steps are not taken…
NDLEA Dislodges Drug Addicts
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have destroyed a notorious hideout of Indian hemp hawkers and smokers…