Tag: Ndlea
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…
N25m Damages: Baba Suwe Loses Appeal
An Appeal Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Friday set aside the award of N25 million damages in…
2 Arrested For Drug Trafficking
Simon Ateba/Lagos Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended two men in connection with unlawful exportation…
NDLEA Reads Riot Act To Airlines
Nigerian airlines must do all they can to prevent drug trafficking, Nigeria’s anti-drug trafficking boss, Ahmadu Giade, said on Thursday,…
Cabin Crew And Drug Trafficking
The arrest of Arik Air staff on Tuesday for drug trafficking in London constitutes a national embarrassment and a failure…
Drug Trafficking: Cabin Crew Not Checked —Airport Sources
Hand luggage of cabin crew in Nigeria are hardly checked at airports because airline staff are expected to be upright,…
Arik Cabin Crew Had N180m Cocaine
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Tuesday that one of the two Arik Air female cabin crew…
2 Arik Air Staff Caught With Cocaine In UK
Two members of staff of Nigerian largest airline, Arik Air, have been arrested at Heathrow airport in London for drug…
JAMB candidate arrested with pistol
Nigeria’s drug czar, the NDLEA on Friday confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old man in possession of a French-made pistol…
Baba Suwe v NDLEA: Appeal Court reserves judgment
The Nigerian Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reserved judgment in a suit challenging a high court judgment which…
Dismal Electricity Supply At Lagos Airport
The electricity supply cuts that have occurred in the past few days at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos,…
Nigeria Arrests Grandma With Cocaine In Hair
Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, a 53-year old grandmother, has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her hair, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said…
Nigeria arrests 3 cargo agents for drug trafficking
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Three clearing agents have been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for…
South African Woman Jailed 18 months For Drug Trafficking
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old South African woman, Mrs.…