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Female Drug Stash Keeper Arrested In Lagos With N5Billion Worth Of Cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 39-year-old female stash keeper Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat in Lagos after recovering 23.50 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside her residence. The arrest followed months of investigations linked to a trans-border drug trafficking syndicate earlier uncovered by the NDLEA in Lagos and Ogun states, with […]
NDLEA Intercepts 66 Parcel of Cannabis Packaged as Green Tea
NDLEA Intercy 66 Parcels Of Loud Packaged As Green Tea, 2 ladies Arrested With Ilicit Substances About sixty-six (66) parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) […]
NDLEA destroys 77,000kg of skunk farms in C’ River, Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has destroyed 77,000kg of skunk weed in separate farms in Cross Rivers and Edo states. According to a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, a total of 75,000 kilograms of skunk were destroyed by NDLEA operatives at Esuk-Odot village in Cross […]
NAFDAC uncovers group using evangelism to distribute suspected fake drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Rivers says it has uncovered a group distributing suspected fake drugs to the public in the name of evangelism. Chukwuma Oligbu, NAFDAC South-South zonal director, said at a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday that the group was tracked down at the […]
Thai Woman Arrested at Lagos Airport for Smuggling 46.6kg of Cannabis
Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.6 kilogrammes into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She was arrested after the illicit consignment was discovered […]
Gunmen kidnap NDLEA Officers in Delta
Officers of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have been whisked away in Delta State by gunmen. It was alleged that the heavily armed abductors intercepted the officer and his orderly, and kidnapped them close to the agency’s head office around 8:00 pm as the officers were heading home after work. Knowing fully the […]
NDLEA officers arrest suspected drug dealers in Lagos, reject N10m bribe
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency turned down an N10 million bribe offered to free one Tsolaye Eburajolo. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of watch-listed […]
NDLEA arrests Canada-based nurse, businessmen for drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested two businessmen, identified as Ihejirika Emmanuel and Iwuagwu Victory, over alleged drug trafficking. Ihejirika, who frequently travels to Thailand claiming to import fish into Nigeria, was arrested on October 15, 2024, while attempting to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Thailand via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. […]
Thailand returnee arrested with N3.1bn heroin at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the arrest of a Thailand returnee, Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simon Peter, for importing 13.30kg of heroin, worth over N3.192 billion, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA also stated that its operatives at three seaports intercepted large consignments of opioids with a combined monetary […]
NDLEA Gets Court Order To Remand Alleged ‘Drug Baron’ ‘Temo’ For 14 Days
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the request of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to remand for 14 days, an alleged drug baron, Sulaimon Jimoh popularly known as ‘Olowo Idi Ogede’. The court also ordered an Interim attachment to the Federal Government of Nigeria, a grey-coloured Mercedes Benz SUV GLE […]