Tag: Ndlea
Eid crackdown: NDLEA intercepts 510 cannabis blocks in Kano2
“The suspect admitted that he was authorised to sell the illicit drugs to customers and that the stock was meant…
Customs, NDLEA intercept 3,398 cartons of codeine syrup in Lagos
According to Mr Isa Sulaiman, its Public Relations Officer, the feat was achieved in collaboration with the National Drug Law…
UK-bound 74-year-old grandpa arrested at Abuja airport with 11kg cocaine
The septuagenarian who claimed he was travelling to London, United Kingdom for vacation, was arrested by NDLEA officers at the…
NDLEA raids Kano drug joints, arrests 56 suspects in massive crackdown
Speaking on the operation, the Public Relations Officer of the NDLEA Kano Strategic Command, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, an Assistant Superintendent…
NOA, NDLEA join forces to fight drug abuse in Kano
“Investigations reveal it’s spreading in Kano, a worrying trend requiring collective action, and so NOA is boosting awareness on health,…
NDLEA arrests ex-Lagos Councilor Olalekan, intercepts drugs hidden in baby diapers
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he previously served two terms as councillor representing Orimedu community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government…
Why Abba Kyari should not celebrate court victory – NDLEA
NDLEA insisted that the substantive drug trafficking case against Kyari by NDLEA remains active and is scheduled to continue in…
DCP Abba Kyari acquitted in NDLEA asset case
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, of a…
NDLEA seizes over 1,000 bottles of codeine, suspect arrested
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested a 45-year-old man, Ashiru Bala, for allegedly possessing…
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,…