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 Takes Custody of 6.8 Tonnes of Canadian Loud
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has taken custody of 6,778.5 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, following what it described as one of Nigeria’s biggest seizures linked to an international drug trafficking network. It said the illicit consignment was intercepted during joint examinations of two containers at […]
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 […]
Marwa, UNODC Push Financial Crackdown on Drug Networks
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have reaffirmed their commitment to disrupting drug trafficking networks by targeting the financial structures that sustain organized crime. Speaking at a joint press briefing in Abuja ahead of the 2026 World Drug Day, NDLEA Chairman […]
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 Vows Justice Following Mob Attack on Officers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba-Marwa (Rtd), has vowed that those behind the violent attack on two NDLEA officers in Abuja will face justice. Marwa said the Agency would ensure full investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the mob attack during a drug raid in […]
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 […]