A 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after operatives uncovered 13 kilograms of cocaine ingeniously concealed inside fake plantain peels at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect, identified as Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek, was apprehended on Sunday, June...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate attempting to smuggle cocaine to Malaysia, arresting an alleged mastermind identified as Nwabueze Felix Onyeka, a 45-year-old PhD student at the University of Putra, Malaysia. The suspect was arrested during a sting operation in Ekwusigo Local...
In a massive blow to transnational drug trafficking networks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has formally taken custody of a staggering 6,778.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis, recently intercepted during a joint examination of two containers by NDLEA operatives, men of the Nigeria Customs Service...
The Executive Director of the Caleb Initiative for Drug Abuse Awareness (CIDAA Foundation), Amb. Jeremiah Caleb Onyedikachi, has urged governments, institutions, and citizens to adopt a stronger community response to drug abuse by embracing public health-centred, evidence-based, and human rights-oriented approaches to prevention and recovery. Speaking at the World...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, has arrested 1,107 suspected drug offenders, seized over 12.7 tonnes of illicit drugs and dismantled 662 drug joints across the state within one year. The State Commander, CN Maijama’a Muhammad, disclosed this in Kaduna during a press briefing to commemorate...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo...
The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) on Monday intensified its campaign against substance abuse among young people with a sensitisation programme held at Benford International School, Abuja, where students were educated on the dangers of drug abuse and the importance of making responsible life choices. The awareness programme,...
Kaduna State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its fight against crime, arresting 12 suspected kidnappers, 13 murder suspects, four alleged car snatchers and recovering stolen vehicles, firearms and hard drugs within the last two weeks. The Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Rabiu, disclosed this during a press...
Delta State Police Command has recorded a series of breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against crime, leading to the rescue of a kidnap victim, the arrest of three suspected armed robbers and the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol and hard drugs in separate operations across the state. The...
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspected members of a fraud syndicate and recovered 1,600 counterfeit United States dollar bills in a major operation targeting criminal networks across the state. The arrests were made by officers attached to the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit following intelligence reports...
Delta State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking with the arrest of three suspected traffickers and the seizure of large quantities of illicit substances in separate operations carried out across the state. A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, said the arrests, which...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos from Netherlands. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Mr. Babafemi said the illicit drug consignments,...
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has paid a get-well visit to two gallant officers of the Agency currently receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Abuja. The two officers sustained severe injuries following a violent mob...
A 63-year-old Chinese grandma Ting Hung Kiong has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following her attempt to smuggle large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis into Nigeria. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Operatives of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have uncovered a major drug trafficking network in Lagos, seizing suspected illicit drugs valued at over ₦7.8 billion during a sting operation in Mende, Maryland, reject a five hundred million naira bribe. The operation, carried out jointly by...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the staff for the remarkable achievement in busting a Nigerian-Mexican drug syndicate and dismantling a highly sophisticated multi-million-dollar illegal drug production network in the country. Chairman of the agency, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), on...
Natinal Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt another crippling blow to transnational organized crime by completely dismantling a highly sophisticated, multi-million-dollar Nigerian- Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The clinical, simultaneous operation, executed by elite operatives of the Agency’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the shutdown of an industrial-scale...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has intensified its anti-drug operations with the interception of 4,173.5 kilograms of cannabis Indica valued at approximately ₦16.6 billion. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller of Customs Frank Onyeka, during a press briefing on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, disclosed that...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis, weighing 4,173.5 kilograms with a street value of Ten Billion Four Hundred and Thirty-Three Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N10, 433, 750,000.00) only at the...
Delta State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on illicit drug trafficking and substance abuse across the state. Police spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Asaba. SP Edafe said operatives of Area Command, Effurun, acted on...