NDLEA detains 12 dockworkers ‘linked to importation of N9.5bn cocaine’

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says 12 dockworkers at the Apapa Seaport, Lagos have been detained over the importation of N9.5 billion worth of cocaine. TheCable had reported…

Drug war: Why option of fine must be removed from NDLEA Act –Marwa

Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the removal of the clause that allows for the…

NDLEA Arrests Notorious Drug Dealer Behind London-Bound Multiple Consignments

. A notorious drug dealer, Okoli Collins Ikenna, who is the mastermind of recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to London in the United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed…

Marwa advocates drug tests for intending couples

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. General Buba Marwa (retd.), has advocated for a compulsory drug test for intending couples to control the menace…

Marwa: Drug barons tempting our personnel — NDLEA needs improved funding

Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says inadequate funding is affecting the operations of the agency. Speaking on Wednesday when he appeared before the house…

NDLEA intercepts 5kg of narcotics hidden in black soap at Lagos airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have foiled the desperate efforts by drug cartels to export cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis to London, United Kingdom through the…

NAFDAC: Cabals at ports behind influx of fake, substandard drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says “cabals” at the Nigerian ports are behind the influx of fake and substandard drugs into the country. Mojisola…

NDLEA Considers Six Standard Rehab Centres To Tackle Drug Addiction

NDLEA Considers Six Standard Rehab Centres To Tackle Drug AddictionThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will establish six standard rehabilitation centres as part of efforts to address the high…

Marwa asks NDLEA strike force corps to be ‘ruthless’ with drug barons

Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has charged officers of the agency to go all out and root out drug barons and cartels from their…

NDLEA Intercepts 2060kg Heroin, Others At Lagos Airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted over 2,060 kilograms of assorted drugs. The drugs which include heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, tramadol and Rohypnol were seized in…

NDLEA decorates 68 promoted officers in Imo

NDLEA Commander in Imo, Mr Nse Inam (middle) and some of the decorated officers in Owerri on Friday. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has decorated 68 promoted officers…

Kwankwaso Commissions Drugs Rehab Centre In Kano

A former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has commissioned Amana Sanatorium, a drug rehabilitation clinic in Kano to commemorate his 65th birthday anniversary celebration. The multi-purpose centre,…

NDLEA proposes life jail-term for drug offenders

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), Thursday, said that the agency was proposing an amendment to the NDLEA Act…

Marwa: All public office holders should be made to undergo drug test

Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says public office holders should be made to undergo an integrity drug test. Speaking with NAN on Monday, Marwa…

NDLEA Arrests Fake Soldier, Police Officer, Others In Special Raids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a fake soldier, police officer and a youth corps member among 663 drug traffickers and users during raids at notorious drug…