Tag: Ndlea
Imo meth factory: NDLEA declares drug kingpin, 3 associates wanted, blocks N9.8bn fund
Marwa, Babafemi said, described the operation as a clear demonstration of the Agency's resolve to dismantle drug trafficking networks and…
‘How NDLEA intercepted container of illicit drugs worth N10.3bn in Lagos’
NDLEA said the discovery followed weeks of targeted tracking and monitoring of the shipment since its departure from Montreal, Canada,…
NDLEA busts South African woman using 3-year-old son as cover to smuggle heroin into Nigeria
According to the agency, the suspect told investigators she travelled from Cambodia through Doha to Abuja. Preliminary intelligence, however, indicates…
NDLEA bust Nigerian-British Grandma with 13kg Cocaine hidden in fake plantain peels
According to Babafemi, a detailed search of her luggage led to the recovery of 31 large wraps of cocaine expertly…
NDLEA intercepts 6.8kg cannabis shipment from Canada
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has taken custody of 6,778.5 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of…
NDLEA nabs China-bound businesswoman with 7.5kg Cocaine, seizes ₦12.3bn Cannabis
According to Babafemi, operatives arrested 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the Lagos…
Marwa: NDLEA intercepts 5.3m kilograms of drugs worth N1.5tr in 18 months
Marwa said NDLEA had arrested 234 drug barons coordinating major trafficking networks over the past five years.
NDLEA arrests 306 drug suspects, dismantles meth lab in Ogun
By Joy Akinsanya The Ogun Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested 306 suspected drug offenders…
NDLEA uncovers forest meth lab in Oyo, arrests Mexican, four Nigerians
“This is not a rudimentary set-up; it was a sophisticated, highly organised transnational syndicate.”
NDLEA nabs two grandfathers selling illicit drugs to students
One of the students, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School Two (SS2) pupil, reportedly told investigators that the elderly suspect had…
“We will find you,” Marwa vows as NDLEA destroys 25,807.192kg of illicit drugs in Imo
“We will find you, arrest you, prosecute you and destroy your ill-gotten exhibits in the full glare of the public…
Lagos hotel, other drug kingpins’ properties auctioned for N6.1bn
The most valuable asset sold was a six-floor hotel located in Victoria Island, Lagos, which was acquired by estate firm,…
NDLEA uncovers 6.1kg Cocaine hidden in towels, shirts from Brazil
According to Babafemi, a thorough search of the suspect's luggage uncovered 14 shirts and towels impregnated with liquid cocaine, which…
Large opioids consignments intercepted in Taraba as NDLEA arrests 75-year-old in Ebonyi
He also praised their counterparts in all the commands across the country for pursuing a fair balance between their drug…
NDLEA burns ₦2.8bn worth of seized drugs in massive Edo crackdown
A breakdown of the destroyed exhibits showed that Cannabis sativa accounted for the bulk of the seizures at 73,210.23 kilogrammes.…