The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly returned to the illicit drug trade under a new identity, while intercepting more than two million opioid pills and large consignments of cannabis, methamphetamine and other controlled substances in coordinated operations across nine states. The agency said the suspect, identified
The Kano State Special Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has rejected reports suggesting that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is preparing to release a luxury passenger bus seized during an investigation into a major drug trafficking operation in the state. Chairman of the task force, Muhuyi Magaji, said the case
Cocaine Trafficking: NDLEA Seizes 184.5kg, Arrests Alleged Cartel Boss at Lagos Airport The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international cocaine trafficking cartel that allegedly used Nigeria as a transit hub for moving illicit drugs to the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. The agency also arrested the alleged Nigerian kingpin of the
The Taraba State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismissed reports alleging that its operatives uncovered a “drug bunker” at the Taraba State College of Nursing and Midwifery. The command described the report as misleading, clarifying that no underground facility used for storing illicit drugs was discovered at the institution. The
NDLEA Destroys N301bn Illicit Drugs in Lagos, Warns Barons The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has publicly destroyed 329,865.585 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs with an estimated street value of N301.058 billion in Lagos. The court-ordered destruction exercise, conducted on Monday at Navy Town, Ojo, Lagos, followed orders issued by the Federal High Court,
NDLEA Seizes N3.6bn Worth of Illicit Drugs, Arrests India-Bound Businessman The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Nwankwo Onyebuchi, with 1.55 kilogrammes of cocaine allegedly concealed in the walls and railings of his luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect, a marble dealer in Lagos, was