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 […]
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 […]
Court Hands Fugitive Drug Kingpin, Ex-Footballer 24-Year Jail Term
By Oluwakemi Kindness A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel-Chinedu, and former professional footballer, Hunkarin Segun-George, to a combined 24 years imprisonment for unlawfully importing cocaine into Nigeria. Justice Musa Kakaki handed Chinedu a 22-year prison term without the option of a fine after convicting him for importing 6.250 […]
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 Declares Alleged Drug Kingpin Wanted, Freezes N9.8bn
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared alleged drug kingpin Nnamuka Kelvin-Uchenna, popularly known as Odogwu, and three of his associates wanted over their alleged involvement in operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory, manufacturing illicit drugs and laundering drug proceeds. The agency also announced the freezing of N9.84 billion linked to […]
NDLEA, NCC Sign Anti-Drug, Anti-Piracy Pact
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have sealed a strategic partnership aimed at dismantling criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, copyright piracy and other organised crimes across Nigeria. The two agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Friday, […]