Cocaine
2 days ago
A Nigerian woman has been arrested by the 444th Combat Brigade during a sting operation in Tripoli, Libya, for allegedly possessing approximately 2 kilograms of cocaine. Reports indicate that the woman, working with foreign accomplices, attempted to distribute the drugs in the local market. Migrant Rescue Watch, a humanitarian monitoring group, announced the arrest on…
18 Nov
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disrupted multiple attempts to smuggle significant quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids through Nigeria’s major airports, leading to the arrest of several suspects.
15 Nov
Spanish authorities seized four tonnes of cocaine from a fishing boat off the Canary Islands and arrested its 15 crew, officials said Friday, the latest such operation in the region. The Panamanian-flagged ship was intercepted on Tuesday some 500 nautical miles west of the Atlantic archipelago off northwest Africa, the interior ministry said in a…
25 Sep
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for importing 817 wraps of Class A cocaine.
15 Sep
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an Ibadan, Oyo state-based businesswoman, Mrs Adewunmi Adebola Dorcas, and an auto parts dealer, Arinze Ora, over attempts to export consignments of opioids and cocaine to London, United Kingdom and Congo Brazzaville respectively. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director, Media & Advocacy, in a statement…
8 Sep
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids a
19 Aug
A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after he tested positive for ingestion of cocaine.
5 Aug
Hurricane Debby landed in Florida Monday bringing high winds, pouring rain and 25 tightly wrapped packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million. Debby, which hit the state's northern Big Bend region as a Category One hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, washed the trove of drugs ashore along Florida's southernmost…
28 Jul
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50 year-old Spain based businessman with cocaine concealed in his sandals at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that operatives of the agency apprehended the suspect at the departure hall…
6 Jun
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confirmed the arrest of four persons on Thursday, with illegal substances allegedly intended to be smuggled to Saudi Arabia. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. Babafemi said that the NDLEA has received maximum…
30 May
On April 16, 2024, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in its routine action, destroyed a large volume of illicit drugs at it.
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