Tag: Ndlea
Nigerian on way to Dubai caught with cannabis
Simon Ateba/Lagos A 34-year old Nigerian trader has been arrested at the Lagos airport over attempt to smuggle 16.335kg of…
India-based Nigerian bizman charged by NDLEA
.28 year old wealth sparks suspicion of drug business The Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in the eastern city of…
I invested N900k in drug business to reap N5m, says suspect
Simon Ateba/Lagos An electronic dealer at Alaba International market in Lagos, western Nigeria is under investigation in connection with unlawful…
Nigeria: Farmers prefer Cannabis to food crops, says NDLEA
Most Nigerian farmers now abandon growing food and economic crops for cannabis in a bid to become instant millionaires ,…
Fake Facebook account of NDLEA chief opened
Simon Ateba/Lagos Fraudsters have opened a fake Facebook account of Ahmadu Giade, Chairman of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…
Man Arrested With Cocaine At Kano Airport
Maduagwu Nnaemeka Charles, 28, has been arrested at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, northwest Nigeria by operatives…
Hospital Rehabilitates 40,000 Psychiatric Patients
The Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH) Maiduguri says it has successfully rehabilitated 40,000 psychiatric patients in the last 10 years.…
Agency Uncovers 5 Indian Hemp Farms
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Monday it had uncovered five cannabis farms in Kaduna State, northwest…
NDLEA Arrests 20 Drug Suspects
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has arrested 20 persons, including a 27-year old woman,…
Joke Silva, Osita Iheme March Against Drug Abuse
Prominent Nigerians like Dele Momodu, Joke Silva, Osita ‘Pawpaw’ Iheme and Ali Baba, are set to lead other celebrities…
Man with cocaine in food flasks arrested
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 39-year-old man, who imported 7.45kg of cocaine valued…
EFCC, ICPC to get direct funding, says Senator Lar
Chairman, Senate Committee on Drug, Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Senator Victor Lar, has disclosed that the National Assembly will amend…
Baba Suwe Versus NDLEA: A Letter To The Supreme Court
By Bello Destiny Paul Not quite long ago, the Court of Appeal in Lagos State upturned the decision of the…
Families demand compensation from NDLEA
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Families of two teenagers allegedly shot by officials of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Owan…
600 acres of hemp farm found in Ekiti
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday discovered a 600-acre hemp farm at Ode-Ekiti in the Gbonyin Local…
US to sponsor training for Nigeria’s NDLEA
Simon Ateba/Lagos The United States government will fund twenty-seven training courses for Nigeria’s narcotic officers in 2014, the Nigerian Drug…
Teacher remanded in Ikoyi Prison for drugs
A Nigerian teacher, Uju Uzor, who was allegedly caught with 1.81kg of cocaine at the Lagos airport, was on Tuesday…
Spain-based Nigerian Arrested With Cocaine
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A Nigerian living in Spain has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos with 6.49…
Lagos Screens 2,500 Jerusalem Pilgrims
The Lagos State Government has begun medical screening of 2,500 intending pilgrims to this year’s pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Israel. The…
Bricklayer with 2kg cocaine in stomach arrested
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) today arrested a 46-year-old bricklayer from Anambra, who attempted to smuggle 2.07kg of…
Cocaine: Nigerian, Cape Verdean arrested
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday announced the arrest of two persons, including a Cape Verdean over…
NDLEA Arrests 41 With N2.3bn Worth Of Drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Mohammad International Airport , Lagos, arrested 41 suspected drug traffickers in…
Nigeria seizes N2.3b hard drugs at Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba/Lagos Nigeria’s anti-drug trafficking agency said on Sunday it has seized N2.3 billion worth of hard drug at the…
Father, Son Arrested With Cannabis
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it has arrested a father and his son over alleged…
FG Urged To Support Drug War
The Federal Government should support the war against drug trafficking in Nigeria by providing more funding for the National Drug…
Nigeria Seized 3.4m Kilogrammes Of Drugs In 23 Years
Nigeria’s anti drug trafficking agency said on Thursday it has seized 3.4 million kilogrammes of hard drugs in the country…
SON And The Challenges Of Imported Substandard Products
By Uche Joe Anigbata The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), as a government agency, was set up with the mandate…
NDLEA Arrests 32 Drug Suspects In Gombe
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Gombe State said it arrested 32 drug suspects with 13 kilogrammes of…
NDLEA Arrests Two With Cocaine Inside Shoes
Two men who craftily concealed cocaine inside shoes have been arrested, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said on Wednesday. The National Drug…
NDLEA, Army raid Lagos dark spot
Simon Ateba/Lagos Nigeria’s anti-drug trafficking agency and soldiers have carried out a raid on Akala area of Mushin, a notorious…