The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted four 40-foot containers filled with illicit drugs valued at N1.18 billion. The operation, conducted by customs officers at two terminals, prevented the smuggling of 236,783 bottles of cough syrup containing…
By Barth Ndubuwah and Adeyanju Esther The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area 1, Port Harcourt, has handed over illicit drugs seized at the Port Harcourt International Airport to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The ceremony took place on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted illicit drugs worth millions of naira during a recent nationwide intelligence-led operation. Mr Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media and Advocacy, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said…
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has expressed shock over the boldness displayed by certain drug dealers, who have obtained court orders for the release of confiscated illicit drug shipments. In a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Sunusi…
…Intercepts N2.1bn worth of codeine, loud, methamphetamine in multiple raids By Sodiq Adelakun The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced a series of significant seizures of illicit drugs at various locations in the country. A large consignment of…
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, says it has impounded some illicit drugs and arrested three suspected drug dealers in the state. The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke, disclosed this in Ibaka on Thursday while handing…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Plateau Command, says it seized three tons (3,122.730 kg) of illicit drugs worth N 100m, on the Plateau in 2023. The Commander of NDLEA in Plateau, Umar Yahuza, in an interview with journalists…
…Nabs Qatar businessman, others for drug smuggling, seizes cannabis, tramadol The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested 1,016 suspects and seized nine tons of illicit drugs in Kano State in 2023. The Commandant of the agency in Kano State,…
…Massive cannabis sativa bust in Ogun, over 18 tons destroyed, 7 arrested By Sodiq Adelakun and Fatai Kasali The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a well-known drug dealer named Godwin Emuneyin, aged 45, who exploits his physical…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun State Command on Monday disclosed that the Command has arrested a total of 315suspects comprising of 36 females in connection with drug related offences in the last 12…
