Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former councillor in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, after illicit drugs were discovered at his residence. The arrest was part of a series of coordinated operations carried out by the anti-narcotics agency across several states, which also led to the interception…
Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided an 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, which was being used as a front for distributing illicit substances. After hours of searching the rooms, the NDLEA recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing a total of 417.3 kilograms. The…
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded impressive revenue collection figures for 2024, generating N1.87 trillion from January to October. while handing over six containers of expired and unapproved pharmaceuticals to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)….
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a large consignment of Loud, a synthetic strong strain of cannabis, concealed in giant loudspeakers tucked in a consolidated cargo imported from New York, United States of America. In a statement released today February 18, the spokesperson of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that its operatives at some courier firms in Lagos thwarted crooked attempts by drug syndicates to export illicit substances including various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local soap and tins of milo beverage to Europe, United Arab…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a manhunt for an alleged Lagos-based drug dealer, identified as Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode. It was learnt that the suspect is now on the run after driving his luxury car to crush an NDLEA officer in his bid to escape arrest when operatives were searching his…
Nigerian controversial singer and songwriter, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, known as Naira Marley has become an ambassador to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to campaign against drug abuse in the country. This was made known by the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Thursday. He said that Naira…
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed all commands and formations of the Agency to begin an immediate clampdown on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas following its abuse by people who use it for recreational…
A Rivers state-based cleric, Prophetess Faith Ugochi, has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Port Harcourt command of the federal government agency is investigating Ugochi and a celebrity couple, Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Simba Allen, over an alleged link with drug trafficking. Ugochi founded Christ Power Adoration Ministries, a…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over four billion naira for the construction of barracks to accommodate the personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who made the announcement, said the project became necessary because of the “unprecedented”…
