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NDLEA intercepts tramadol hidden in car tyre, destroys over 70,000kg of cannabis in nationwide raids

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NDLEA intercepts tramadol hidden in car tyre, destroys over 70,000kg of cannabis in nationwide raids

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- October 19, 2025

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing clampdown on drug trafficking, with a haul of over 38,000 tramadol pills discovered hidden in a vehicle in Adamawa State, and more than 70,000 kilograms of cannabis destroyed in forests across Ekiti and Ondo...

Crime News

NDLEA uncovers drugs hidden in drinks, soaps, and food on route to Europe, Africa, and Middle East

Tom Chiahemen October 12, 2025

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja In a sweeping series of operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a significant haul of illicit drugs cleverly disguised in everyday items, including alcoholic drink sachets, women’s handbags, and even black soap tablets. These contraband packages were en route to destinations...

Top News

Businessman excretes 127 cocaine wraps at Kano Airport as NDLEA uncovers meth in ceramics

Tom Chiahemen October 12, 2025

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A 52-year-old businessman Ejiofor Godwin Emeka has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano following which a total of 127 wraps of cocaine concealed in his private part and stomach have...

Nigerian News

Why NDLEA approved cannabis oil export but opposes local use — Marwa explains

Tom Chiahemen October 9, 2025

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd.), has clarified the agency’s stance on cannabis oil, stating it supports regulated exportation while strongly opposing domestic consumption. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop in Abuja on Wednesday, Marwa emphasized that while the NDLEA is open...

Security News

NDLEA destroys cannabis farm in Adamawa, arrests 58 suspects in major drug crackdown

Tom Chiahemen October 4, 2025

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Adamawa State has dismantled a seven-hectare cannabis plantation and apprehended 58 individuals in a sweeping operation carried out throughout September. At a press briefing in Yola on Friday, the state Commander of Narcotics, Mr. Aliyu Abubakar, confirmed the arrests, which included 56...

Army NDlea arrest fake policemen with cannabis

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Nigerian Army, NDLEA nab fake policemen with cannabis-laden hilux in Taraba

By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo October 1, 2025

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade, in collaboration with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted two impostors posing as police officers in Taraba State. The suspects were caught transporting over a thousand blocks of cannabis in two Toyota Hilux vehicles. Acting Assistant Director...

NDLEA nabs woman for concealing 1.40kg meth in butt pad underwear at Lagos airport

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- September 21, 2025

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businesswoman and several other suspects while intercepting illicit drug shipments concealed in creative ways, including butt pad underwear, phone chargers, and food items, at Lagos airport and across Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday via the...

Nigerian News

NDLEA mourns as Cross River Commander dies in hotel room, orders probe

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- September 19, 2025

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is reeling from the sudden and tragic death of its Cross River State Commander, CN Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma, who was found lifeless in his hotel room in Calabar on Thursday morning, prompting the agency to order a full investigation into the circumstances. The...

NDLEA smashes drug cartel, arrests 3 kingpins, seizes N5.3bn Australia-bound cocaine

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- September 7, 2025

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international organized criminal group operating across Nigeria, the UK, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, arresting three key leaders in a two-week intelligence-led operation in Lagos. The syndicate was busted after NDLEA operatives intercepted a large cocaine consignment hidden...

NDLEA intercepts N1.1bn codeine consignment in Rivers; recovers 653kg colos, loud in Lagos, Abuja raids

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- September 7, 2025

A total of 160,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup were discovered in a 40ft container during a joint examination of the shipment by NDLEA officers and men of Nigeria Customs and other security agencies at the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers state on Thursday...

NDLEA busts drug syndicate at Kano Airport, vows justice for detained Saudi pilgrims

Tom Chiahemen August 25, 2025

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 55-year-old alleged drug trafficking mastermind and five accomplices at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in connection with the wrongful detention of three Nigerian pilgrims in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The arrests, announced during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday,...

Drug suspects arrested by NDLEA operatives

NDLEA arrests widow using fake pregnancy to traffic cocaine in Lagos

Tom Chiahemen August 24, 2025

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a facade to escape scrutiny and detection. NDLEA spokesman, Mr....

Nigerian News

NDLEA seizes loud in kitchen sinks, nabs dispatch riders, destroys 75,544kg skunk, and recovers 825,000 opioid pills across Nigeria

Tom Chiahemen August 24, 2025

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- In a major sting operation, NDLEA officers from the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation (DOGI) intercepted 90 parcels of Loud, a potent cannabis strain weighing 48.6kg, smuggled from the United States and cleverly concealed in three cartons of kitchen sinks at a Lagos courier...

Notorious drug kingpin arrested in Delta as NDLEA intercepts N7.8bn opioids in Rivers

Tom Chiahemen August 18, 2025

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug kingpin, Sunday Ibigide, 36 in Asaba, Delta State. Ibigide was apprehended on August 10, 2025, while attempting to move 250 blocks of skunk weighing 138 kilograms using his distribution bus. A statement issued by...

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Nigerian News

NDLEA conducts raids in Kano, arrests 49 Suspects

Tom Chiahemen August 13, 2025

Kano Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained 49 individuals for drug-related offenses involving various quantities of illegal substances across the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, revealed that the arrests were made...

Nigerian News

NDLEA cracks down on drug trafficking, arrests 46, seizes 39,983kg of narcotics in Edo

Tom Chiahemen August 11, 2025

Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made significant strides in combating drug trafficking in the state. In July, the command arrested 46 suspects and seized a total of 39,983 kg of assorted illicit substances. State Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju disclosed that operations were driven by...

NDLEA arrests wanted General Overseer in Lagos for cross-border drug trafficking

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- August 10, 2025

After months of fleeing abroad to evade arrest, the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria. The...

Couple sentenced to 22 years imprisonment for drug trafficking in Lagos

Offor Callistus August 5, 2025

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife Rosemary Uchenna were on Monday 4th August 2025 sentenced to a total of 22 and a half years imprisonment by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs. The...

Cocaine, tramadol consignments hidden in vehicle side mirrors, lipsticks intercepted at Lagos airport

Offor Callistus August 3, 2025

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and tramadol 225mg concealed in 71 vehicle side mirrors being sent to Libreville, Gabon through the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos. The operatives arrested no...

NDLEA arrests dispatch riders distributing illicit drugs in Abuja; recovers opioids in footwears at Maiduguri airport

Offor Callistus August 3, 2025

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives conducting intelligence-led stop and search operations in Gwarimpa, Jahi, and Galadimawa areas of the FCT has arrested three dispatch riders for distributing illicit substances around the city. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a...