Tag: Ndlea
UK-wanted drug lord Uzoma Valentine finally arrested in Lagos
Ilomuanya was apprehended in Lagos on Monday, February 23, 2026, during what officials described as a high-stakes, intelligence-led operation carried…
NDLEA arrests Togolese woman with 5,000 Tramadol pills at Seme border
A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said the NDLEA officers at the departure tarmac…
NDLEA captures wanted Drug Kingpin Chidiebere after 13 years in hiding
Babafemi said Chidiebere was first arrested in 2013 over a cocaine shipment and arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji of the…
NDLEA, NAFDAC strengthen partnership to combat Illicit drugs in Kano
The statement emphasised the command’s readiness to implement the initiatives in close coordination with NAFDAC, in line with the Memorandum…
NDLEA nabs 68-year-old Grandmother, six Others in Edo drug crackdown
Ofoyeju revealed that a total of 1,956.92 kilogrammes of cannabis were intercepted, while three cannabis farms located in Etiosa Forest…
Property Mogul Kolapo Raji nabbed by NDLEA over 89.20kg Cannabis
He stated that the 57-year-old alleged drug kingpin was apprehended at his Safe Court Apartment residence in Ikate, Lekki, Lagos,…
NDLEA busts Woman with fake Pregnancy, Ivorian excretes 82 Cocaine Wraps
On the same day in Kano, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives at the screening point of the departure hall of Mallam…
Nigeria’s drug war at risk as NDLEA faces funding crisis – Group
He also noted that NDLEA’s work extends beyond drug seizures, as it includes intelligence gathering, financial tracking, and prosecutions.
Drug kingpin Oladimeji orchestrates fresh Cocaine smuggling plot to London from prison
Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the illicit consignment, which was billed for shipment on a Virgin Atlantic flight…
China-based businessman, two Angolans excrete 236 Cocaine pellets
Babafemi further revealed that two Angolan nationals, Mbandu Martins Makiadi, 50, and Ngoma Wilson Fernando, 52, were intercepted on the…
Cannabis concealed in Dangote Cement trailer intercepted in Kano
He warned that anyone found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
China-bound drug dealer caught with 95 Cocaine wraps inside Stomach
Babafemi said the suspect was taken for a body scan after raising suspicion, which confirmed that he had ingested illicit…
Customs Bust: N4.7bn cannabis haul handed to NDLEA in Lagos
He warned that Customs would not tolerate drug smuggling or transnational crime threatening national security and public health.
Brazil Returnee Onyekwere hides Cocaine in Private Parts, busted by NDLEA
Babafemi also disclosed that NDLEA operatives, in collaboration with Customs and other security agencies, intercepted 55 jumbo bags of Canadian…
Cannabis dealer Sikiru Ogunrinde jailed
Delivering judgment, Justice Nkeonye Maha said that Ogunrinde was convicted and sentenced following his guilty plea and the evidence tendered…