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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 10 cartons of tramadol 225mg with an estimated street value of N200 million in Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted tons of tramadol and cannabis sativa in five states across the country. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two pregnant women at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to import and export illicit drugs through the airport. Director,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that ongoing investigation of a suspected billionaire drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Ukatu, has led to the discovery of more than N22billion worth of tramadol. This is contained…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu, “the billionaire drug baron behind the N3billion Tramadol deal involving the embattled suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully foiled a fresh attempt by Brazil-based drug cartels to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria in tea bags. Director, Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated in…

The National Drug Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has seized over 1.9 million tablets of Tramadol and Codeine imported into the country from Pakistan and United Kingdom. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy (NDLEA) Mr Femi Babafemi, in a…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Monday, accused three co-defendants, in the alleged drug trafficking case against suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others, of being unruly while in its custody. NDLEA lawyer and director,…

The General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted three million capsules of opioids at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant the bail application of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari. In a ruling, the judge said the application had been overtaken by…

During the early hours of today, officials of the NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) embarked on a drug raid in response to some reliable intelligence they claim to have gotten. The officials stormed Patey, Dumare, Tapa, and…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a major drug kingpin and Six other suspects, recovering 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the…

Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has dragged the Federal Government to court over his continued detention by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, the suspended senior…

Footage has emerged of the moment operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the home of popular Instagram comedian, DeGeneral, and allegedly assaulted him and his friends. An…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja honoured two civil servants, Muhammad Ahmad Tukur and Nelson Okoronkwo and a Nigerian student in Japan for exhibiting exemplary acts of honesty and integrity. Tukur, an Assistant Commander…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismissed insinuations in some reports that its proposed 2022 budget was padded with N4.5 billion. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of 12 dockworkers at the Apapa Seaport, Lagos linked to the importation of N9.5 billion cocaine. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media and…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it frustrated drug traffickers’ desperate attempts to export large kilogrammes of Cocaine, Methamphetamine and Cannabis in three different states of the country. NDLEA’s spokesperson…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a suspected notorious drug dealer, Mr Okoli Ikenna, described as the mastermind of recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs. The agency made the disclosure of…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will provide training support for members of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) in order to assist in tracking drug couriers. According to the NDLEA Chair, Gen.…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized consignments of London-bound cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine and Indian hemp at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested and handed over two suspected internet fraudsters to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Command. Spokesperson for the Commission, Mr Wilson…

Nigeria arrested no fewer than 8,634 suspected drug traffickers from January to August 2021, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), has disclosed. Marwa told the Human…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Mario Okiwelu, a final year student of Fine Arts and Design, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers state, with illicit drugs. The NDLEA’s spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, who…

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), has urged Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa to confiscate the assets of drug cartels. According to him, this will weaken…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of a pregnant woman, a fake soldier and an Italy-bound lady for drug offences. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement in Abuja, noted…

NDLEA chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) on Saturday in Abuja warned tricycle operators, popularly known as “Keke Marwa’’ or “Keke NAPEP’’ against carrying drug traffickers. Marwa said that they would lose their investments if they…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted more than 24,311 kilogrammes of different hard drugs at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MIIA), Ikeja and the Tin-Can Seaport, Apapa, Lagos respectively. Mr Femi…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a drug kingpin, Mr Ibeh Ejike, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Abuja for ingesting 87 wraps of cocaine. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said this…