Illicit Drugs
18 Jul 2023
Operatives of Aswani Division of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa along Mushin-Isolo road.
17 Jul 2023
A 19-year-old student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for attempting to export 7.2 kilogrammes of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish to Europe where he was going for undergraduate studies.
16 Jul 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a female lawyer, Ebikpolade Helen, who specialised in production and distribution of skuchies, a mixture of cannabis, opioids and black currant.
30 Jun 2023
As part of activities marking this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Supreme Education Foundation School has charged students and youths to shun drugs as they have dangerous effects on the body.
25 Jun 2023
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brigadier General Muhammed Buba-Marwa, (Rtd), has said that protecting Nigerians from the devastating effects of substance abuse is key to national development calling on stakeholders to support the agency’s efforts..
25 Jun 2023
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has decried the use illicit drugs among young persons of school age in Nigeria, saying “it has taken a worrisome dimension.”
24 Jun 2023
The Kano Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it arrested 1,064 suspects and seized 7.5 tonnes of illicit drugs between June 2022 and June 2023 in the state.
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