The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Wednesday said that the war against illicit drugs and trafficking in Nigeria was yielding positive results. Marwa said this in Abuja during a sensitisation training on Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Care, organised by the United...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has shared details of how drug mules contacted a suspended police officer, Abba Kyari’s team. The details were revealed in a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Wednesday, days after the 25kg cocaine deal involving Kyari made headlines. “To correct...
The police have arrested a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, and four other police officers. Others arrested are ACP Sunday Ubuah, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agrigba, and Inspector John Nuhu, while the fifth suspect, ASP John Umoru, is still at large. They were arrested on...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested an Indian businessman, Vyapak Nutal, over the smuggling of 134,700 bottles of codeine syrup. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja Babafemi said that the seized bottles of codeine...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three suspected trans-border drug traffickers with 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol in Mubi, Adamawa. This is contained in a statement by the Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspects were apprehended while...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs and cash amounting to over N130 billion between January and December 2021 nationwide. NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, gave the figure at a media briefing to mark his one year in office on Monday in Abuja. The News...
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has asked all those still involved in the illicit drug business to turn over a new leaf or risk losing their freedom and assets in the new year. In his new...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has received items suspected to be tramadol capsules concealed with packages of jumbo size adult diapers in a 40-feet container from officers of the Republic of Benin. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Hussain Abdulahi, revealed that the items...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 8,381,600 capsules and tablets of tramadol as well as 56,782 bottles of codeine among others in major raids in Lagos. A statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in...
NDLEA has raided two clandestine drug stores in Lagos where a pregnant woman was arrested with 1,442 kilograms of skunk. Mr Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, stated on Sunday in Abuja that four men including a 62-year-old were also arrested with 182,000 tablets of Tramadol during the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 43-year-old, Onuoha Friday, with one million capsules of Tramadol on Dec. 10 along Lagos-Benin expressway. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, said the operatives also had two major arrests in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 44-year-old father of three, Gabriel Anthony, for ingesting 96 pellets of cocaine, which he excreted while in the custody of the agency. The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in...
A woman heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The woman, according to a statement signed on Monday by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi...
NDLEA has seized 12,385 kilograms of “Loud’’ Indian hemp smuggled into Lagos from a neighbouring country through the waterways. Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, described the drug as a strong variant of Indian...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has urged the new cadets of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to be patriotic and good ambassadors in fight against the menace of drug abuse in the country. Malami gave the advice when the newly-recruited...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday said its operatives have arrested a 32-year-old drug trafficker based in Liberia, Maduabuchi Chinedu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 9.30 kilograms of cocaine worth over N2.7 billion in street value. The NDLEA...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it operatives has arrested a Brazil based drug dealer, Okafor Moses in connection with over 2.55 kilograms of cocaine. The NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, who stated this in a statement...
Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said in Jos on Tuesday that the agency intercepted 2.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs in last 10 months. Marwa told Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong whom he visited that the drugs seized were worth N120 billion. The...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of 12 dockworkers at the Apapa Seaport, Lagos linked to the importation of N9.5 billion cocaine. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Saturday in Abuja. A Federal...
The Moroccan police seized on Saturday 3.21 tonnes of cannabis near the city of Guelmim. A statement issued by the Moroccan police said five people aged 34 to 47 were arrested for their alleged links to an international drug trafficking network. Many materials were seized, including two inflatable boats,...