Tag: Ndlea
NDLEA: Marwa retains top job as Tinubu extends tenure
"His tenure in the NDLEA has been remarkable for many drug busts, including the arrests of 73,000 drug mules and…
NDLEA, foreign partners probe masterminds of 1000kg cocaine bust
Marwa said that the essence of collaborating with the international partners on the case was to ensure no stone was…
Lagos drug lord falls: NDLEA arrests fugitive on way to Saudi Arabia
Babafemi said the drug was discovered with another 500grams of methamphetamine during a joint examination of a shipment.
Wanted Saudi-bound drug kingpin Azeez nabbed at Lagos Airport
At the time of the raid, Azeez was found in the company of 43-year-old Abideen Kekere-Ekun. Agents from the NDLEA’s…
Pretty Mike, club supervisor finally get bail
In his ruling, Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that the defendants were presumed innocent until proven guilty and that the prosecution failed…
NDLEA warns against fake ‘medicinal cannabis,’ arrests Lagos kingpin
A total of 16.4 kilograms of synthetic cannabis strains — including Colorado, Arizona, Canadian Loud, and Ghana Loud — were…
New type of Cannabis, ‘California loud’ discovered in Lagos – NDLEA
Marwa (retd.), has vowed to keep pursuing drug traffickers and make sure they lose all illegal profits and assets gained…
NDLEA busts major drug rings in 7 states, arrests 15 suspects
NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Abuja–Jos highway in Kaduna intercepted a consignment of 84,710 tramadol capsules on October 26.…
Nigerian singer Steady Boy caught in NDLEA net over U.S. drug cargo
According to the NDLEA, Steady Boy was acting on behalf of a drug syndicate allegedly coordinated by his manager, Zion…
NDLEA clears air over viral cocaine-smuggling video in Kebbi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismissed claims that a secret airstrip in Kebbi State is being used…
NDLEA rewards 220 officers, commends personnel for raising drug war momentum under President Tinubu
NDLEA rewards 220 officers, commends personnel for raising drug war momentum under President Tinubu
Court orders Abba Kyari to enter defence in non-disclosure of assets suit
The NDLEA, in the 23-count charge, alleged that Abba Kyari, Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari failed to make full disclosure…
“NDLEA now a joke,” Peter Obi laments influx of illicit drugs into Nigeria
The former Anambra governor noted that drug trafficking remains a big danger to society and a serious international offence that…
Socialite Pretty Mike, over 100 others arrested as NDLEA raids Lagos nightclub
Babafemi said all suspects, including Pretty Mike, were taken into custody for screening as investigations continue.
NDLEA uncovers UK-bound cocaine hidden in body cream containers
The consignment, factory-packed and disguised as personal effects, was intercepted on 14th October 2025 at the export shed of the…
NDLEA intercepts U.S., UK bound drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs
“One of them, a cargo agent Boladale Riliwan, was arrested on October 7, 2025, following the discovery of 15 parcels…
NDLEA files major drug charges against alleged runaway trafficker
The fourth count accuses Uche of unlawfully exporting the same 11.50 kilograms of cannabis sativa without lawful authorisation.
NDLEA files 4-count charge against runaway drug offender Ezeh Uche
The offences alleged to have been committed by the defendant are contrary to sections 20(1)(a),21(2)(d) and punishable under section 20(2)N30…
NDLEA destroys 66,000kg of cannabis, nabs 54 suspects in Edo crackdown
In one major operation, the commander said the operatives intercepted a truck along Wareke–Auchi Road conveying 82 bags of cannabis…
NDLEA smashes cocaine cartels behind 6 UK-bound shipments, arrests Alhaji Hammed Ode
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed two major cocaine cartels behind six United Kingdom-bound drug consignments
NDLEA destroys seven-hectare cannabis farm, arrests 58 in Adamawa drug crackdown
“In line with the Federal Government’s drug integrity test policy, 25 persons were screened during the period. The test is…
Two fake policemen arrested with cannabis
The suspects, who were dressed in mobile police uniforms, were found with two Toyota Hilux vehicles loaded with substances suspected…
NDLEA proposes mandatory drug-test for driver’s licence applicants
“From research over the years, we have found out that drug abuse plays a very significant role in the accidents…
Two Brazil returnees excrete 116 wraps of heroin, cocaine in NDLEA custody
Agency intercepts illicit drug shipments in phone chargers, food items going to Europe, Hong Kong at Lagos airport; large consignments
Alleged drug trafficking: NDLEA disowns purported photos of freed Nigerian pilgrims
NDLEA noted that following reports on the release of the three innocent Nigerian pilgrims by Saudi authorities, some media outlets…
Saudi authorities free 3 Nigerian pilgrims arrested for alleged drug trafficking
syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano had tagged bags containing illicit drugs with the names…
Four arrested as NDLEA raids cannabis forest
“If these forests can be utilised only for the cultivation of food and cash crops, the challenge of food shortage…
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…
Indian businessman, three Nigerians nabbed in Lagos after NDLEA smashes N3.9bn drug cartel
The shipment, imported from Delhi, India, on an Ethiopian Airlines flight, had been cleverly disguised as multi-vitamins and packed in…
NDLEA seizes 150 blocks of cannabis hidden in crashed car
The spokesperson advised members of the public to desist from drug trafficking and report suspicious movements of illicit substances to…