Sowore Faults NDLEA Over Destruction of Cannabis Farms in Edo
By Oluwakemi Kindness AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has challenged the Federal Government’s approach to cannabis control, arguing that Nigeria could gain economically by legalising and regulating the plant instead of destroying farms. Sowore criticized the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday after its Edo State Command destroyed two cannabis plantations with an estimated […]
NDLEA Seizes 3.2 Tonnes Cannabis, Intercepts Cocaine
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have seized more than 3.2 tonnes of cannabis in separate operations across Ondo, Oyo, Edo, Abia and Lagos states. The agency also intercepted cocaine shipments bound for Saudi Arabia and Italy, as well as 309.4 kilograms of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies at […]
NDLEA Arrests 64-Year-Old With Cannabis, Meth
By Oluwakemi Kindness A 64-year-old man, Joseph Nwaeke, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nasarawa State with 68 kilograms of cannabis and 29 grams of methamphetamine. Nwaeke was arrested on Tuesday, July 28, at Asso Angwan Muazu in the Karu area of the state, accprding to a […]
NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman Over 31kg Cannabis
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese national, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilograms of cannabis into Nigeria. Kiong, was intercepted on Sunday, 17th May 2026, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, shortly after arriving from Thailand via […]
NDLEA Launches Programme to Help Farmers Quit Illicit Drug Cultivation
By Oluwakemi Kindness In a bid to shift from raids and crop destruction to livelihood support, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched Africa’s first alternative development programme aimed at helping farmers move away from illicit cannabis cultivation. The initiative, unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday, by NDLEA Chairman Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa […]
NDLEA Seizes 7.6m Tramadol Pills, 76 Tonnes of Cannabis
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized more than 7.6 million pills of tramadol and 76,273.4 kilograms of cannabis, including Colorado, Loud and Skunk, during intelligence-driven raids across multiple states. The seizure which happens to be one of its largest coordinated operations this year, targeted drug trafficking corridors, transit routes […]