NDLEA Seeks More Funding to Tackle Drug Abuse, Mental Illness
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohamed Buba-Marwa, has called for increased mental health funding, warning that drug abuse and mental illness reinforce each other. Marwa said treating drug abuse without addressing underlying mental health problems would leave the root causes unresolved. “If we only arrest the symptoms, […]
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 […]
NDLEA Arrests Cocaine Trafficker Posing as Tea Businessman
By Oluwalemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly disguised himself as a herbal tea businessman while coordinating drug shipments to Saudi Arabia. The suspect, 34-year-old Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, was arrested in a sting operation at Article Market, opposite Trade Fair Market, Ojo, Lagos, on Friday. […]
NDLEA Trains 100+ Counsellors to Improve Addiction Treatment
By Oluwakemi Kindness NDLEA has begun training more than 100 counsellors across the country to improve the quality of care for people undergoing treatment for drug and substance-use disorders. The agency says the training will equip its counsellors with modern therapeutic skills and ensure that people seeking help at its rehabilitation centres receive more consistent, […]
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 Detects Fentanyl-Linked Chemical in Ogun Drug Lab
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised fresh concerns over the growing threat of synthetic opioids after detecting a chemical precursor linked to fentanyl production in a clandestine drug laboratory in Ogun State. The substance was discovered during the dismantling of a methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in […]
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 Illicit Drugs in Lagos
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed illicit drugs valued at an estimated N301 billion in Lagos, in a major crackdown on drug trafficking and related criminal networks. The court-ordered destruction involved 329,865.585 kilogrammes of assorted narcotics seized in Lagos between April 2025 and May 2026. The substances included cocaine, […]