Tag: Ndlea
15 million Nigerians high on drugs: Buba Marwa
Chairman National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, said no fewer than 15 million Nigerians are using illicit drugs.
NDLEA uncovers cannabis warehouse, seizes N17m illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Rivers has uncovered a warehouse of compressed cannabis Sativa in Abuja Estate…
NDLEA intercepts 1,292 kilograms of illicit drug in Ondo
Nine suspected drug dealers have been arrested and a total of 1,292 kilograms of cannabis Sativa and its seeds have…
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 raids 3 LGAs in Jigawa, arrests 36
The National Drug Law Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Jigawa Command, said it arrested 36 suspects from three Local Government Areas…
NDLEA arrests 116 drug offenders in Enugu
The Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Enugu State, Mr Abdul Abdullahi said the command arrested 116 drug…
NDLEA charges 20-year-old for drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has charged a 20-year-old man, Buhari Lawal, with peddling 1.45kg of Cannabis Sativa…
Cannabis warehouse, truck busted by NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has again busted a cannabis warehouse in the suburb of Guma LGA of…
Recruitment: NDLEA warns against scammers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has yet to resume job recruitment it suspended to comply with…
N32b cocaine from Brazil seized at Tincan Island Port, clearing agents arrested
Forty parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kg, with an estimated street value of over N32 billion have been intercepted at the…
NDLEA boss to clampdown on drug barons
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd.) has sworn to deal decisively with drug…
Busted: Drug trafficker Onyekachi conceals N7b cocaine in 68 T-shirts
Suspected drug trafficker Ukaegbu Onyekachi has been arrested in Lagos by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after he was…
Hairdresser Ifesinachi hides N21b worth of cocaine in 16 duvet covers
A 33 year-old hairdresser, Onyejegbu Ifesinachi Jennifer, has been arrested by NDLEA for smuggling cocaine worth N21 billion into Nigeria.
NDLEA arrests 43 suspects, seizes 581.702kg of exhibits in Kano
The Kano Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 43 suspected drug traffickers in January.
CACOL applauds Marwa’s NDLEA appointment
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has given a pat on the back to the President Muhammadu Buhari…
NDLEA will go after 15m drug abusers in Nigeria: Marwa
Chairman National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has promised to reposition the agency for efficient fight against…
Buhari taps Buba Marwa to chair NDLEA
Retired Brigadier Mohammed Buba Marwa is the new chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), replacing Col. Abdallah,…
Buhari didn’t sack NDLEA Chairman, Col. Abdallah
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has denied reports that its Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah, has been sacked…
Brazil-based Elechi, home for wedding in January, arrested with cocaine
By Abankula A Nigerian, Kingsley Adendu Elechi, who had spent the last 13 years in Brazil, flew into the country…
NDLEA confiscates 14.4kg of cocaine at Abuja airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two new methods drug traffickers now adopt to evade the prying…
Two-time female convict nabbed with 576kg cannabis sativa
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano State Command says it has arrested a two-time female convict with 576…
Cyprus bound student nabbed with 13.55 kg of Cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Special Area Command, has foiled an attempt by…
Buhari approves N1.1bn to NDLEA officials
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved N1.1billion for the acquisition of a…
We’re not afraid to take on drug barons — NDLEA
Ijendu Iheaka The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it will not shy away from arresting notable drug…
NDLEA rehabilitates 90 drug addicts
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has rahabilitated 90 drug addicts in Zamfara within the last six…
3.136 tonnes of Cannabis intercepted in Kogi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has intercepted 3,136 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa on the Okene-Lokoja Expressway in Kogi.
NDLEA warns against illicit use of psychotropic
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Imo Command on Friday warned against the use of illicit and distribution of…
Borno: NDLEA arrests 462 suspects in 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Borno command says it arrested 462 suspects for drug-related offences and convicted 11…
Ethiopian, South Africa airlines most favoured by Nigeria’s drug traffickers
The frequently flown airlines by Nigerian drug traffickers in 2019 were Ethiopian and South African airways, both coming in and…
Drug abuse: NDLEA unveils anti-drug ambassador
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday unveiled its anti-drug ambassador, Miss Ugochi Onuoha.