Tag: Ndlea
Hemp smoker remanded in prison
A 20-year-old man, Muyideen Olarenwaju, who was caught with hard drug at a bus stop in Lagos by the NDLEA,…
Man nabbed for dealing in Indian hemp
The NDLEA in Ekiti on Friday re-arraigned one Oluwatoyin Omiata before the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly…
NYSC female member arrested with 9kg of hemp
The Sokoto State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday arrested a female Youth Corps member…
Recruitment: NDLEA warns public against fraudsters
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday warned the public against fraudsters claiming to be recruiting on behalf…
NDLEA arrests 2 cocaine peddlers in IDPs camp
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Borno Command, said it had arrested two men for allegedly peddling cocaine in…
NDLEA arrests 4 over attempt to export narcotics worth N220m
ratives The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an exporter and three clearing agents in connection with the…
NDLEA nabs four suspects with N61m narcotics
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja said it apprehended four suspected drug…
NDLEA raids Mushin, recovers 301.2kg of Cannabis
The Lagos State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday recovered 301.2kg of cannabis in Mushin.…
Mother of 3 excretes 80 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport
Saidat Hassan, 48, and mother of three children, on Friday, allegedly excreted 80 wraps of white powdery substances that tested…
NDLEA arrests 25 drug addicts in Kaduna
Femi Adi/Kaduna National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday in Kaduna raided a popular drug addicts’ hideout at Sabon-Tasha, Kaduna…
Senate investigates fresh plot to extradite Kashamu
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition has begun investigation into fresh allegations of moves by the National…
NDLEA intercepts lorry loaded with drugs in paint containers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Katsina State has intercepted a lorry loaded with cannabis sativa, psychotropic substances…
NDLEA advocates law prohibiting brewing of ‘goskolo’
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Plateau Command, has urged the Plateau Government to enact a law that would…
Drug Abuse: NDLEA advocates re-introduction of civic education in schools
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has advocated re-introduction of civic education in all schools in the country. Commander…
Septuagenarian pleads guilty to hemp trafficking
A 72-year-old man, Samuel Akhigbe, on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful dealing in banned drug brought against…
NDLEA Seme Command to intensify war against drug traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Seme Command has vowed to intensify its war against drug traffickers who use…
Ajimobi tasks NDLEA on battle against drug peddling
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has called on operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,…
NDLEA arrests journalist, 5 other suspected drug traffickers at MMIA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has arrested a Brazil-based freelance journalist (names withheld) and…
Photographer jailed 4 years for illicit drug
A 30 year-old photographer, Lucky Guieze and an 18 year-old Abdul Rasheed were on Thursday, sentenced to two years jail…
NDLEA arrests drug baron, intercepts 576kg of narcotics
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug baron, Tochukwu Ubah, alleged to be coordinating a…
NDLEA uncovers drug cartel in Enugu Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has uncovered a suspected drug trafficking cartel at the…
NDLEA nabs notorious drug dealer in Plateau
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Plateau, has arrested an alleged notorious psychotropic drug dealer operating in the…
Man jailed for life for dealing in marijuana
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, Tuesday, sentenced a 39-year-old man, Sule Ibrahim, to life…
NDLEA rehabilitates 210 drug addicts in Jigawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rehabilitated 210 drug addicts in Jigawa over the last 20 months. Mr…
NDLEA arrests man with 108 ATM cards
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it had arrested a 34-year-old man, (name withheld) suspected to…
NDLEA nabs Brazil-bound passenger with $34,000
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a passenger for attempting to smuggle out 23 wraps containing 34,000…
Men caught with 448 Travellers Cheques, 108 ATM cards to face trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign Jonathan Odu Isikwei for unlawful possession of 448 travellers…
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How Fake And Substandard Drugs Get To Nigeria
Last year, Duke University Press published “Speculative Markets: Drug Circuits and Derivative Life in Nigeria” by Kristin Peterson, who teaches…
480 drug suspects arrested
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it had arrested 480 suspects for drug-related offences in Katsina…
Nigerian Youth And Drug Abuse
By Michael Oputeh A drug is a substance used for medical purposes that changes the state or function of the…