Tag: Ndlea
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."
Massive drug bust: NDLEA uncovers 2,760kg of Cannabis in Lagos Shrine raid
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos apprehended suspects and seized vast quantities…
NDLEA busts N16.6bn drug haul in shoe soles, hair attachments bound for US, Europe
Furthermore, Babafemi disclosed that NDLEA operatives intercepted 26.25 million tramadol tablets and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup valued at approximately…
NDLEA fires back at Nigerian senator, accuses him of vendetta mission
“So, going by this backstory, it is deductible that these encounters that the Agency has had with the senator, must…
NDLEA seizes Over N7 billion worth of drugs in major Port operations
According to Babafemi, these discoveries bring the total street value of the intercepted drugs — Tapentadol, Carisoprodol, and codeine —…
Drug smuggling scandal: Canada-based nurse, businessmen busted for smuggling cocaine, Cannabis
Additionally, on 4th October, NDLEA officers arrested Canadian-based nurse Usman Grace Khadijat Olami during the inward clearance of Air France…
Kano: NDLEA secures four convictions in one day
These convictions were all within the short stint of Hon. Justice MS Shuaibu of the Federal High Court - Court…
Crackdown at sea: NDLEA shatters drug cartels with record seizures
The NDLEA chief disclosed that 15 of the 41 suspects apprehended have already been prosecuted and jailed, with seized drugs…
N22.74 billion Opioids seized at Lagos, Port Harcourt Seaports in massive drug bust
Babafemi explained that the illicit consignments were intercepted from containers flagged by NDLEA based on intelligence, and processed for full…
Thailand returnee Oguejiofor smashed with ₦3.2 billion Heroin at Lagos Airport
NDLEA officers intercepted him at the exit, and a search of his two suitcases revealed three empty backpacks in each,…
N9 Billion drug ring smashed as NDLEA intercepts containers from India
NDLEA's spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said alongside these pills, authorities recovered 338,253 bottles of codeine-based cough…
Drug bust: NDLEA nets Canadian woman with 35kg ‘Canadian Loud’ at Lagos Airport
NDLEA's spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said as officers conducted a joint examination of her luggage at…
NDLEA seizes 1,045.93kgs of illicit substances, nabs 420 suspects in Kaduna
He said the command would continue to combat illicit drug trafficking even as he appealed for timely and useful information…
Wanted drug kingpins, 2 ex-convicts arrested
While 2.3kg of loud hidden in a carton was going to Thailand, 749 grams of tramadol concealed in soles of…
NDLEA nabs ex-convict with cocaine worth N4.6bn at Lagos airport
He said the Agency would continue to work to disrupt the activities of drug cartels operating in the country
Nigerian drug mule Okafor excretes 76 Cocaine pellets after NDLEA arrest
Upon his arrest, the suspect was placed under excretion observation. After three days in custody, Okafor excreted all 76 pellets…
Lagos drug raid: NDLEA seizes Opioids worth N16.1bn, arrests key figures
“The 25 million pills of tapentadol have an estimated street value of N13.7 billion, while the codeine consignment is valued…
Nigerian drug lords smashed: 87 Cocaine dummies seized in training operation
Nosike, who had been under observation for 12 days, excreted 68 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.282 kg after being arrested…
NDLEA unmasks hidden Cocaine in Custard in major UK-bound drug bust, takes down two
The freight agent, Owojori, reportedly confessed to having worked for Mrs. Adewunmi in exporting cargo to the UK, disclosing that…
Inside cocaine empire: NDLEA takes down kingpin Aremu behind international drug routes
Babafemi said shortly after Sidika’s arrest, another drug mule, Lawal Lateef Oyenuga, was apprehended on November 24, 2022, with a…
Fall of alleged drug kingpin: Suleiman Ganiu Aremu’s reign ends
The judge also ruled that “an order is hereby made declaring one Olarenwaju Ramon Abdulahi wanted who is presently at…
NDLEA intercepts UK, Europe-bound cocaine, opioids in Lagos
Babafemi said that the tramadol pills were seized during a joint examination of a cargo that came from Delhi, India,…
NDLEA dismisses allegations of lopsided appointments, nepotism as baseless
Out of the 20 Directors/ Commandant in NDLEA, 14 are Christians and 6 Muslims; of the 14 Zonal Commanders, 9…
From crown to custody: Ex-beauty queen Aderinoye wanted for drug Offences turns herself in
Aderinoye, who was crowned Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and is the founder of the Queen Christmas Foundation, had been…