Cocaine
7 Apr
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja on March 31 for ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the passenger was to board a Doha-bound flight en-route Delhi using a Liberian passport with the…
25 Mar
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted and dismantled a syndicate dealing in cocaine and heroin in Kano State.
20 Mar
The French navy has seized 10.7 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of hundreds of millions of dollars from a Brazilian fishing boat in the Gulf of Guinea, officials said Wednesday. The operation off the west African coast last Thursday targeted a Brazilian-flagged boat measuring around twenty meters (66 feet). French authorities requested the…
25 Feb
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted 540 grams of cocaine concealed in canvas shoes heading to the United Kingdom (UK).
30 Jan
Netflix's latest miniseries, "Griselda," has reignited interest in the life and legacy of Griselda Blanco, the ruthless Colombian drug lord nicknamed "La Madrina" (The Godmother). While the show paints a glamorous picture of her rise to power, the real story is far more complex and brutal, marked by violence, tragedy, and a ruthless pursuit of…
28 Jan
NDLEA arrested the suspect at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Jan. 21 during an inward clearance of passengers travelling from Sao Paulo, Brazil, through Addis Ababa,
17 Jan
Cocaine seizures at the Belgian port of Antwerp, the top gateway into Europe for mainly South American drug cartels, hit a fresh record high last year, authorities said on Wednesday.
24 Dec
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) sniffer dogs has uncovered cocaine in India-bound shipment at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
30 Oct
Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested two businessmen heading to Hong Kong and France, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja, for ingesting cocaine and heroin respectively. This was made known by the agency in its weekly media update report signed by it's Director Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi,…
6 Aug 2023
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) have arrested a fake couple, Kingsley and Roseline Ilonzeh for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine.
14 May 2023
Two business men arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja, have excreted 193 pellets of the illicit drug, cocaine, after three days in custody.
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