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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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
On April 16, 2024, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in its routine action, destroyed a large volume of illicit drugs at it.
27 May 2024
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 48-year-old Paris-bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjin
26 May 2024
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Paris-bound businessman who excreted 111 wraps of cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the suspect, 48-year-old Emmanuel Orjinze, excreted the wraps after days of observation in the…
23 May 2024
Over 200 kilograms of cocaine has been seized by Greek police in the harbour city of Piraeus. Police said on Thursday that the cocaine was hidden in a refrigerated container loaded with shrimp from a South American country. Four men aged between 36 and 64 were taken into custody. READ ALSO: NDLEA arrests four cartel…
19 May 2024
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a couple, Kazeem Owolade (alias Abdul Balogun) and Rashidat Owolade, wanted for running a cocaine cartel from India. Four members of their syndicate were arrested in Lagos, leading to the seizure of a car, houses, and cocaine. According to a statement, on Saturday, by NDLEA’s Director,…
7 Apr 2024
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…
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