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Marwa vows tougher crackdown as he begins second term at NDLEA

Marwa

Mohamed Buba Marwa, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has issued a renewed warning to drug barons and trafficking cartels, declaring that his second term will bring an even more aggressive assault on illicit drug networks across the country. Marwa, who was reappointed by President Bola Tinubu for […]

Make Drug Test Mandatory for Drivers Licence Applicants – NDLEA

NDLEA, Drug

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is proposing mandatory drug integrity tests for drivers seeking licences. Daily Times reports that the test is part of efforts to curb the rising cases of drug-influenced road crashes across the country. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa disclosed this in a goodwill message at the National […]

NDLEA Nabs Indian Businessman With N3.9bn Tramadol At Lagos Airport

NDLEA, Drug

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, and three Nigerian accomplices in connection with the interception of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol (200mg/225mg) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The shipment, disguised as multivitamins in 114 cartons and declared from Delhi, India, arrived at the […]

NDLEA dismantles int’l drug cartel, intercepts narcotics worth over N6.4bn

NDLEA, Drug

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismantled an international drug cartel operating between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, arresting three kingpins and intercepting narcotics, worth over ₦6.4 billion. The agency, in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made available to journalists on […]

49 suspects arrested for drug related offences in Kano- NDLEA

NDLEA, Drug

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command, says it has arrested 49 suspects for various drug-related offences involving different quantities of illicit substances in the state. Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, the Command’s Public Relations Officer disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Kano He said that the suspects were arrested during raids on […]

FG to introduce drug tests in varsities to curb campus substance abuse

The federal government has unveiled plans to introduce mandatory drug testing for students in Nigerian universities as part of efforts to curb substance abuse on campuses. Olatunji Alausa, minister of education, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing reporters in Abuja. He said the initiative is aimed at promoting a healthier learning environment and tackling the […]

Killing of 2yr- Old : Senate urges Tinubu to help NDLEA pay N200M compensation

NDLEA, Drug

By Tunde Opalana In an emotion filled atmosphere, the Senate at plenary on Thursday pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency help the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency , NDLEA pay a sum.of N200 million as compensation to the family of Mr. Fidelis Omhonria whose two year old son, Onoseteba was […]

Illicit Drug: NDLEA raids warehouses, arrests 209 suspects in Edo

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By Titus Akhigbe Determined to drastically reduce the drug problem in Edo state to a zero level, the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said a total of 209 suspected drug traffickers were arrested in different locations in the state following evidence- based intelligence. Commander , Edo State Edo […]

NDLEA arrests 2 Saudi-bound pilgrims, intercepts N9.3bn opioids

NDLEA, Drug

By Agency Report Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after they were found to have ingested illicit substances. The NDLEA said the suspects were subsequently placed on excretion observation during which they excreted 45 wraps of cocaine each, bringing […]

NDLEA arrests woman with Cocaine concealed in private parts

NDLEA, Drug

By Agency Report Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman named Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi for attempting to smuggle a huge quantity of cocaine from Nigeria to Iran. Clad in a hijab so as to avoid being suspected and arrested, Obehi was apprehended Sunday, 3rd May 2025 at the departure […]

NDLEA seizes N3.4bn worth of illicit drugs in nationwide crackdown

NDLEA, Drug

BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has made a significant seizure of illicit drugs across the country. In a joint operation with the Customs Service and other security agencies, NDLEA operatives intercepted a massive consignment of opioids and codeine syrup at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Rivers State. The haul […]

NDLEA Raids Lagos Hotel, Recovers N1.042bn Illicit Drug Consignment.

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By Andrew Oota Mr Femi Babafemi who speaks for the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has announced that an 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island Lagos used as cover for distributing illicit substances has been raided by operatives and after hours of combing the rooms, it recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a strong […]

Three NDLEA Officers Shot, Hospitalized In Abuja Raid Attack

NDLEA, Drug

Three operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were hospitalized after sustaining gunshot wounds during a raid operation in the Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday night. The officers came under attack from armed men shortly after conducting a successful raid on an uncompleted building in the NNPC area […]

NDLEA nabs Malaysian returnee smuggling Meth in music speakers

NDLEA, Drug

By Our Reporter In a series of high-stakes operations that read like scenes from a crime thriller, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has taken down a notorious Malaysian returnee with a cunning meth trafficking plot and intercepted a deadly shipment of fentanyl at Nigeria’s border with Cameroon. Director of media advocacy, Femi Babafemi […]

NDLEA intercepts 20-year Ghanian-British with 36 parcels of cannabis

NDLEA, Drug

By Andrew Oota The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 20-year-old Ghanaian-British man, Parker Darren Hazekia Osei, with 36 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. The NDLEA officers intercepted Osei at the Lagos airport on Thursday, April 3, […]

NDLEA intercepts Indian lady with 72 parcels of heroin in chocolate wraps at Kano airport

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– Recovers tramadol pills concealed in gas cylinder, cocaine, skunk in Kano, Lagos raids By Andrew Oota Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 42-year-old Indian lady, Ms. Neetu Neetu at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin factory sealed in wafer wraps and […]

NDLEA arrests dealer with 77.50kg cocaine, intercepts cannabis candies

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By Andrew Oota Again ,the peratives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an automobile spare parts dealer Levi Chidiebele Ubodoeze over a recent attempt to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola. Following the seizure of the cocaine consignment at a logistics company in Aspanda, Trade Fair […]

NDLEA lists kano tops on illicit drug chart in N/West

By Andrew Oota The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised concerns over the raising cases of drug abuses in the northern region with Kano topping the chat with 19 percent of her population affected by the menace . The NDLEA further said 12 percent of the region’s population is equally consumed by drugs […]

SAHCO donates medical equipment to NDLEA clinic at Lagos airport

SAHCO

BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the management of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has donated medicated equipment to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to boost healthcare facilities at the agency’s clinic at Murtala Muhammed International Airport strategic Command Making the presentation on behalf of SAHCO, Mrs […]

NDLEA bursts trans-border drug cartel, arrests 11 members

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BY ANDREW OROLUA Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have busted a trans-border drug trafficking syndicate and apprehended 11 members two of them currently helping with investigation. The arrested members are Zahradeen Adamu, 27 , Abubakar Usman, 44, Abba Usman, 48, Kingsley Mbaeri a supplier , Chimezie Henry Ojingwa, 32, Paul Chukwudi, […]