NDLEA Arrests Anambra Drug Kingpin Recovers 548,000 Tramadol Tablets

A major illicit drug kingpin in Anambra, Okeke Chijioke (44), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA). Okeke’s arrest on Saturday 10th July 2021…

NDLEA intercepts N6.5bn heroin at Lagos airport, declares ‘drug baron’ wanted

The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of heroin worth N6.5 billion at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. In a statement released on…

90-Year-Old Drug Dealer Arrested In Katsina

A 90-year-old man, Yusuf Yarkadir, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for selling drugs to the youths in his Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government…

Police arrest two in Delta, recover 303 wraps of Indian hemp, others

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspected drug dealers, recovering a total of 303 wraps of indian hemp and other drugs. This was disclosed in a…

Mother-of-three arrested with 100 wraps of cocaine in private part

A Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with…

ALERT: NDLEA not recruiting – Spokesperson

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alerted the public on the activities of scammers taking advantage of the employment screening exercise conducted by the agency. Mr Femi Babafemi,…

ABSU 400 level student dies jumping from 3-storey building after smoking hard drug

The Authorities of the Abia State University Uturu ABSU, have confirmed the death of a 400-level Optometry student of the university who jumped down from a three-storey building after allegedly…

Buhari: War against illicit drugs more deadly than insurgency

President Muhammadu Buhari says the danger posed by illicit drugs is worse than the impact of insurgency, banditry and other threats to the nation’s stability. The president stated this on…

NDLEA arrests 60 suspected drug traffickers in Imo

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has seized 646.23 kilograms of hard drugs and arrested 60 drug suspects in Imo State between January and June 2021. The seized…

Drug test should be made compulsory before wedding – NDLEA boss

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa has urged parents to ensure that their sons or daughter in-law passed through a…

Brazil-returnee caught with cocaine hidden in pants at Lagos airport

One Udogwu Johnson, a passenger on Qatar Airways flight from GRU in Brazil, was on Friday arrested at the ‘D’ arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with…

NDLEA boss warns against attempt to legalise cannabis

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has warned against attempt to legalise cannabis in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the agency’s Director,…

NDLEA nabs ex-Lagos council boss, seizes cocaine, N145m

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has nabbed ex-Lagos council boss and drug baron, Asekun Kehinde, recovering one kilogramme of cocaine and N145 million in the process. Asekun, a former…

80-Year-Woman, Granddaughter Arrested With Cocaine, Heroine

An 80-year-old woman, Mrs Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies have been arrested in Akure, Ondo State by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement…

EXTRA: NDLEA intercepts drugs concealed inside statue of Virgin Mary in Lagos

Daredevil narcotics couriers who used the statue of Mary, Mother of Jesus, to conceal their illicit drugs have been arrested in Lagos. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…