Tinubu Hails NDLEA Over $360m Nigerian-Mexican Drug Cartel
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for dismantling a major Nigerian-Mexican drug syndicate and uncovering an illicit drug production network valued at over $360 million. The President described the operation as a major breakthrough in Nigeria’s ongoing war against narcotics trafficking and organised crime. The […]
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. […]
EU, UNODC, ECOWAS Back Nigeria Drug Plan
By Oluwakemi Kindness International partners including the European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and ECOWAS have pledged support for Nigeria’s new drug control strategy. The commitment was made on Monday in Abuja at a National Drug Control Master Plan forum organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). […]
NDLEA Intercepts N10.4bn Canadian Loud at Lagos Port
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have intercepted 4,173.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a high-potency synthetic strain of cannabis, valued at over N10.4 billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. Speaking on the seizure, NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed Buba-Marwa, said the agency would continue working with local and international […]
NDLEA Uncovers N5.8bn Loud Cannabis Stash in Lekki Mansion
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a massive stash of imported Loud cannabis worth over N5.8 billion in a Lekki mansion. This is as tge agency also arrested three persons with disabilities (PWDs) in separate drug trafficking operations across Anambra and Kwara states. Chairman of the NDLEA, Mohamed Buba-Marwa, […]
Nigeria, Ghana Sign Pact To Check Drug Trafficking
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration against drug trafficking, psychotropic substances, and related money laundering across West Africa. The agreement was formalised in Abuja on Tuesday when the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mohamed Buba Marwa, hosted a delegation from Ghana’s Narcotics […]
NDLEA, Customs Deepen Collaboration to Tackle Drug Trafficking
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Customs Service have signed a comprehensive collaborative framework aimed at strengthening inter-agency synergy and enhancing efforts to combat drug trafficking and organized crime in Nigeria. The agreement was reached during a high-level meeting where both agencies through a communiqué acknowledged that the growing […]
NDLEA Intercepts IED Components, Drugs Nationwide Crackdown
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 394 components used in the production of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Niger State. The agency said the items were recovered from a 26-year-old suspect, Mohammed Aliyu, during a patrol along the Kontagora–Zuru road. He was reportedly conveying the materials in […]
NANS Rallies Behind NDLEA Drug War, Backs Tinubu’s Agenda
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has thrown its weight behind the ongoing anti-drug campaign led by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), pledging stronger collaboration to curb substance abuse and illicit trafficking across campuses nationwide. The commitment was made during a courtesy visit by NANS leadership, led by its […]
NDLEA Secures ₦33.6bn Drug Forfeiture in Massive Onne Port Bust
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has recorded a major breakthrough in its war against illicit drugs, securing a court-ordered forfeiture of narcotics worth over ₦33.6 billion intercepted at the Onne Port in Rivers State. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the agency confirms that the Federal […]