NDLEA Seizes Cocaine in Mortar, Backpack for China, Italy
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 750 grams of cocaine concealed in a local mortar and the false bottom of a backpack packaged for shipment to China and Italy through a logistics company in Lagos. NDLEA in a statement on Sunday says the seizures were made on Thursday, July […]
Marwa Urges Monarchs, Parents to Fight Drug Abuse
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba-Marwa (Rtd), has urged traditional rulers, parents and community leaders to take greater responsibility in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. Marwa said the NDLEA cannot win the war against drugs without the active […]
NDLEA Charges Suspects in ₦480bn Meth Lab Operation
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned a suspected drug baron, Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals and six Nigerians over an alleged ₦480 billion methamphetamine production operation uncovered in Ogun State. NDLEA charged the suspects before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, with operating a clandestine laboratory, […]
NDLEA Arms Officers with AK-47 Rifles for First Time in 36 Years
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has inducted thousands of AK-47 rifles and advanced pistols into its operations for the first time since its establishment 36 years ago, marking a major shift in its fight against drug trafficking. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa […]
Tinubu Vows Tougher Crackdown on Drug Trafficking
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to intensifying the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, pledging stronger enforcement, improved surveillance and evidence-based interventions to curb the growing menace. Speaking in Abuja on Friday at the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the President, represented by the […]
NDLEA Busts Oyo Forest Meth Lab, Arrests Mexican Expert
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a massive industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican drug expert and four Nigerian accomplices in what authorities describe as a major blow to an international drug cartel. The operation, it said took place in Tapa […]
Senate Committee Pledges Strong Support for NDLEA Drug War
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics has pledged full legislative support to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in its ongoing campaign against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria. The commitment was made during a courtesy visit to the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja by the newly appointed Chairman […]
NDLEA Seizes 6.10kg Cocaine Concealed in Shirts, Towels
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old Brazil-based businessman, Abugu Oliver-Ikechukwu, for attempting to smuggle 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine concealed in shirts and towels into Nigeria. The agency said the suspect was intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday, June 11, 2026, shortly […]
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 Smashes Nigerian–Mexican Meth Cartel
By Oluwakemi Kindness, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled a highly sophisticated Nigerian–Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The agency said it also arrested the cartel kingpin, three Mexican nationals, and six other suspects, while recovering drugs and precursor chemicals valued at over ₦480 billion from a clandestine laboratory in Ogun State. […]