The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has secured 9,034 convictions in the last three years. The Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Buba Marwa, disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday during the Island Club Business luncheon. Marwa…
In a series of coordinated operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids, which were destined for the United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, and Qatar. Several suspects have been…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a significant shipment of cocaine destined for the United Kingdom. The contraband, valued at several million naira, was concealed within everyday food items such as granulated pepper, melon seeds, and…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has dragged a 56-year-old man, Adesokan Olalekan, before a Federal High Court Lagos, over drug trafficking. The defendant is standing trial before Justice Ayokunle Faji on a one-count charge of illegal deal in…
Samuel Omotere The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has smashed two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates and arrested six out of the cartel’s leaders. It noted that cocaine, opioids worth billions of naira were recovered from the kingpins…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has foiled attempts to smuggle illicit drugs to the UK, discovering them hidden in parcels of tiger nuts and bags of groundnuts. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has confiscated over N4 billion worth of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja. Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, said this in a statement issued on Sunday in…
…Intercepts US, Europe-bound drugs in shoe soles, N16.6bn opioids at seaports By Sodiq Adelakun The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the seizure of 750 tons of illicit drugs and the arrest of several suspects in Lagos, Port…
…Sets up panel committee after lawmaker raises Order 42 of Senate rules Babatunde Opoola, Abuja The Nigeria Senate has set up an investigative panel to look into the allegations made by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the recent attack on it by Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (APC Kwara South) was borne out of vendetta. Chairman of the agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, said this at a media…
