Tag: Ndlea
NDLEA recovers 316,800 bottles of codeine in Rivers
Babafemi said that their arrest was based on credible intelligence that they were producing and selling drug laced cupcakes to…
Shocking Lekki raid: Nollywood filmmaker Mbadiwe nabbed in drug cartel crackdown
According to NDLEA's spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday, the contraband, cleverly concealed in wooden boxes, had arrived…
Wanted Lagos female drug kingpin Ajoke smashed for huge illicit drug shipments
He said the takedown began with the interception of a white Isuzu truck, packed with 44 jumbo sacks containing 1,540…
Kano: NDLEA arrests 1,345 suspects in 2024
Idris-Ahmad said the illicit substances seized included hemp, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, codeine, and over five million tablets of tramadol.
NDLEA arrests 1,290 suspects in Kaduna
He said that the operation led to the arrest of 1,290 suspects, which included drug traffickers, illicit drug users and…
929 drug suspects arrested in Kwara within 12 months – NDLEA
The commander said that 185 hard drugs users were apprehended and referred to the drug demand reduction unit for brief…
Paris-bound businessman excretes 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine
“In his statement, Orizu claimed he owns a shop at Balogun market, Lagos Island where he sells school and travel…
Court jails four drug kingpins
“An order is granted directing the sale or disposal of the forfeited properties by any lawful means, with the proceeds…
Christmas: NDLEA raids Kano drug dens, arrests 34 suspects
“We will continue to eradicate the menace of drug abuse from the streets of Kano and promote awareness about the…
Sales rep slams N500m defamation suit on NDLEA for labelling him ‘drug peddler’
Fajulugbe instituted the alleged character defamation suit against NDLEA through his lawyer, E. E. Osim of the Advocates Chambers, Calabar.…
NDLEA arrests 284 suspects, seizes 5,232,575kg of drugs in Kogi
The NDLEA Commander issued a stern warning against the consumption and trafficking of hard drugs, stressing their devastating effects on…
NDLEA busts drug suspects with over 1 million opioids pills
"The seizure, which is the single largest interception of cocaine at the Kano airport since the creation of MAKIA Command…
NDLEA intercepts N3.3bn worth cannabis, arrests 3 businessmen
“The consignment was further monitored till it was loaded on a vessel on October 19 when the vessel arrived and…
NDLEA secures conviction of 12 drug peddlers in Kano
Maigatari said the conviction was a significant milestone in the agency’s relentless fight against drug-related offenses under the leadership of…
Pressure machines turn drug vaults as NDLEA nabs engineer in Enugu
In Lagos, a 65-year-old grandmother, Ramata Bola Adeyemo, was arrested on 6 December at Odunfa Street, Lagos Island, with 20.6 litres…
France makes important pledge to NDLEA
“It is therefore a thing of joy that our collaboration is not just growing at the level of drug law…
NDLEA shatters records: 14,480 drug traffickers arrested, 2.4M kg of drugs seized
Marwa explained, “Between 1st January and 30th October 2024, we recorded 14,480 arrests of drug offenders, including 15 drug barons.…
Brazil-returnee Ezeokoli swallows 700g of cocaine, nabbed by NDLEA
NDLEA's spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the 59-year-old Ezeokoli was arrested on Friday 29th November 2024…
Lagos auto spare parts dealer Arinze Ora jailed for drug trafficking
The charge against him as filed before the court by the NDLEA prosecuting Counsel Barrister Bibiana Anagu stated thus: That…
NDLEA nabs businessman who allegedly ingested 90 wraps of cocaine
According to him, the suspect deliberately complicated his movement to distort traces of his travel history unknown to him that…
NDLEA intercepts N4.3bn worth of opioids at Onne, Tincan ports
He gave a breakdown of the seizures as a total of 168,000 bottles of codeine based syrup worth N1.1bn in…
NDLEA nabs head of a cocaine distribution cartel in Lagos
The head of a cocaine distribution cartel, Ndive Maxwell Obinna, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law…
Osuoha Iheanacho arrested at airport after ingesting 90 wraps of cocaine
“A swift follow-up operation was organised to trace and arrest the kingpin behind the trans-border drug trafficking syndicate, who turned…
Lagos housewife Florence Moses faces trial over drug-related allegations
Prosecutors N.J. Manza and J.O. Negedu stated that the substances are prohibited under Section 11(c) of the NDLEA Act, Cap…
NDLEA arrests 52 drug barons, 52,901 traffickers
By Abiodun Azi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested 52,901 traffickers and 52 barons in…
NDLEA operatives arrest several drug lords
"While commending the officers and men of MMIA, DOGI, DI, Oyo, Lagos, Imo, Kwara, Kano, and Edo Commands of the…
NDLEA intercepts cocaine concealed in melon seeds, yam flour
“The unimaginable places #ndlea_nigeria officers find illicit drugs these days will make you cringe and be more careful when dealing…
NDLEA smashes cross-border drug syndicates, arrests 6 kingpins
Babafemi said the suspect was arrested on his way from Ghana with 3.3 kilograms of cocaine and 600 grams of…
Drug trafficking: Lagos father of 6 to spend 9 months in jail
Oke was arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji, on Nov. 1, by the National Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on a two-count…
NDLEA confiscates N4bn worth of cocaine at Lagos airport
“No fewer than 30 suspects have so far been grilled in connection with the seizure."