Court Remands KC Luxury, Two Others Over 184.5kg Cocaine
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says a Federal High Court in Lagos has remanded lifestyle influencer Afolabi Kazeem-Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two others over an alleged 184.5kg cocaine shipment bound for the United Kingdom. The agency disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director of Media […]
NDLEA Dismantles Suspected Nigerian-Mexican Drug Network
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled a suspected Nigerian-Mexican drug network operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Enugu State. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. According to the NDLEA, two suspected kingpins, 45-year-old Chukwu […]
Nigeria Targeted as Base for Foreign Drug Cartels – NDLEA Warns
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned that Nigeria is being targeted as a potential base for foreign drug cartels seeking to establish industrial-scale methamphetamine production. The agency raised thw alarm on Tuesday while stating that it has dismantled another industrial methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested a Mexican […]
FCT Police Arrest 9, Hand Over Drugs to NDLEA
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested nine suspects and recovered large quantities of illicit drugs during coordinated raids in Abuja. According to a statement by the command, the operations targeted criminal hideouts across Lugbe, Mabushi, and Durumi, led by Divisional Police Officers alongside the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). […]
NDLEA Arrests ‘KC Luxury’ Over Alleged ₦39bn Cocaine Shipment
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an alleged Nigerian arrowhead of an international cocaine cartel and seized a 184.5kg cocaine consignment worth an estimated N39 billion. The suspect, Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as “KC Luxury”, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while allegedly attempting to […]
NDLEA Destroys N301bn Worth of Illicit Drugs in Lagos
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday destroyed illicit drugs worth an estimated N301 billion in Lagos, as the agency intensifies its crackdown on drug trafficking networks across Nigeria. The court-ordered destruction involved 329,865.585 kilograms of assorted narcotics seized in Lagos between April 2025 and May 2026. The drugs included […]
Drug War Is a Generational Responsibility -NDLEA Chairman
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has described the fight against illicit drugs as a “generational responsibility”, saying the agency must remain relentless as new cartels and trafficking routes emerge. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the agency’s 12th awards ceremony, he said the war against illicit drugs […]
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 Italy-Based Man With 98 Cocaine Wraps
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman for allegedly ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The suspect, identified as Joseph Cyril, allegedly excreted the wraps weighing 1.510 kilograms after NDLEA operatives arrested him at the airport. The NDLEA Director, Media […]
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 […]