NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs hidden in cookies, teddy bears

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have dismantled a social media–based drug distribution network packaging illicit substances as imported Christmas cookies and snacks, arresting two masterminds in…

NDLEA Seizes ₦6.7bn Worth Of Tramadol, Codeine From Lagos Warehouse

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have clamped down on an opioid cartel, recovering illicit substances worth over ₦6.7 billion from their secret warehouse in a…

NDLEA arrests nine kingpins in massive crackdown on drug

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have, in a major crackdown on drug trafficking organisations across the country, dismantled no fewer than six notorious syndicates, leading…

NDLEA intercepts vessel from Brazil with 20kg of cocaine, detains 20 Filipinos

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a Brazil-bound vessel, MV Nord Bosporus (IMO 9760110), with 20 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Apapa seaport in Lagos.…

NDLEA arrests teacher, wife with 360 bags of cannabis in C’River

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Cross River State has arrested a 52-year-old schoolteacher, Onun Ikoli, and his wife, Itam Onun, after 360 bags of marijuana weighing 4.706…

Wanted drug baron arrested as NDLEA recovers large drug shipment, forex in Lagos hideout

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it has arrested a wanted drug baron who operates under the cover of a businessman and hotelier, Frank Chijioke…

NDLEA destroys 54 tons of Illicit drugs in Kaduna

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, has destroyed over 52,481 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs seized from different parts of the state. The destruction exercise,…

NDLEA arrests wanted drug kingpin, dismantles Lagos synthetic-drug laboratory

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a wanted drug baron, Yussuf Azeez, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The 40-year-old suspect was intercepted…

NDLEA secures 21-year jail terms for 5 drug cartel kingpins over Gabon, Australia-bound cocaine

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a total of 21 years’ imprisonment for five members of international organized criminal groups recently arrested at the Murtala Muhammed…

NDLEA uncovers secret colorado factory in Lagos, arrests 30-year-old owner

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory used for producing Colorado, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis, inside a residential building at…

NDLEA files forfeiture case against Pretty Mike’s club over drug party

  The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Buba Marwa (retd.), has disclosed that the agency has filed a forfeiture suit against a Lagos nightclub owned by…

One injured as ‘drug traffickers’ attack NDLEA, army operatives in Edo

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo says its operatives and that of the Nigerian Army came under heavy attack from suspected drug barons in Ukpuje, Owan…

NDLEA uncovers UK-bound cocaine in cream containers, meth in water heater

  A total of 70 parcels of cocaine factory packed in walls of cocoa butter formula body cream containers heading to London, United Kingdom have been uncovered at the export…

NDLEA intercepts drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs, and female clothes bound for the United States, the…

Two Brazil returnees excrete 116 wraps of heroin, cocaine at Lagos airport.

.By Micheal Ortega The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the recent arrest of two Brazil returnees who excreted 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine at Lagos airport highlights…