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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, in Abia State over alleged drug trafficking, barely a year after she and her daughter were convicted of drug-related offences and fined ₦200,000 each. The fresh arrest, announced by the agency on Sunday, October 11, 2026, has raised fresh questions…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized more than ₦5 billion worth of Loud cannabis and codeine-based cough syrup at Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos and Onne Port in Rivers State. The seizures followed months of intelligence gathering and surveillance, with NDLEA operatives tracking the containers from their points of…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 38-year-old businessman, identified as Philip Tunde, with 4.80 kilogrammes of cocaine allegedly concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. According to the anti-narcotics agency, Tunde was arrested on Sunday, September 27, 2026,…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two consignments of cocaine concealed in unusual compartments of household and personal items and allegedly destined for China and Italy. The seizures were made on Thursday, July 30, 2026, by operatives of the agency’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) at a logistics company in…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a South African woman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, over her alleged involvement in trafficking heroin into Nigeria. The suspect was apprehended during an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation at the airport after NDLEA officers reportedly intercepted a consignment of heroin concealed in her…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has launched a nationwide advocacy campaign aimed at tackling cultism, drug abuse and other social vices, as part of efforts to strengthen crime prevention through community engagement across Nigeria. The initiative, known as the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), was officially flagged off on Sunday…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a massive consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis, with an estimated street value of ₦12.4 billion, during a major anti-drug operation at the Apapa Port Complex in Lagos. According to the agency, operatives recovered 4,959 kilograms of the illicit substance concealed inside a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled a large-scale clandestine methamphetamine production facility hidden deep within a forest in Oyo State, leading to the arrest of a Mexican national and four Nigerian suspects allegedly involved in the operation. NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), disclosed…
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested 13 suspected cultists, thugs and drug peddlers during a major security raid at Tanke Junction in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The operation was carried out in collaboration with members of the National Forest Guard following credible intelligence reports on the activities of criminal elements allegedly…
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The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), says Nigeria has decisively shed its reputation as a safe ground for illicit drug operations, following sweeping enforcement successes recorded over the past five years. Marwa disclosed that between 2021 and 2025, the Agency arrested…