…Recovers N6.2bn worth of codeine bottles at Onne port By Adeyanju Esther Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, a businessman travelling to Vietnam, was apprehended by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives at Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja after testing positive…
…Lagos courier firm intercepted with 12.8kg of cocaine By Adeyanju Esther The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a multi-billion-naira shipment of cocaine concealed in heavy-duty automobile pivot shafts and Ghanaian Kente fabric. These seizures were part of…
…One-legged man, Beninese National among top arrest By Adeyanju Esther The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large shipments of cocaine and “Loud,” a potent synthetic cannabis strain, thwarting attempts to smuggle these illicit substances into and out…
…Nabs Osun monarch, Chadian, youth corps member for drug trafficking By Adeyanju Esther National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have executed a successful operation targeting a high-profile cocaine syndicate based in Lagos. Led by Agbakoba John Mmadu, 54, and his…
By Adeyanju Esther The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a cartel led by Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi, 49, and his elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, 50. The siblings were arrested following a special operation by the NDLEA’s…
By Adeyanju Esther The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia for attempting to smuggle cocaine. The operatives conducted a raid on Emerald Hotel in the Ladipo area of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have arrested a 48-year-old Paris, France-bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze, for ingesting 111 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA announced that Orjinze excreted the substances after days of observation in the agency’s…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun State, has said it confiscated 12.4gms of cocaine, 81.5kg of cannabis and other illicit drugs. The NDLEA state commander, CN Nnadi Chidi disclosed this on Wednesday, in Osogbo,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja on March 31 for ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the passenger was…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 40-year-old businessman, Ejike Chibuke Solomon with 1.45 kilograms of cocaine concealed in his luggage while attempting to board an Ethiopia Airlines flight number 950 to Vietnam via Addis…
