NDLEA Says 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine was ingested Suspect Chose MMIA rather than Abuja Airport to bypass Security check The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended 48-year-old businessman Orizu Ifeanyi Arthur for attempting to smuggle 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine onboard an Air France flight from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro, has sentenced four drug kingpins to a combined total of 28 years in prison with hard labour. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the kingpins were arrested two years ago with 2.1 tonnes of cocaine at a residential estate in Ikorodu. Femi Babafemi, Director … Read more
It’s historical blow to illicit drug trade– NDLEA Chairman, Marwa Court orders Forfeiture of Assets The trial for the fifth suspect, Oguntolure Sunday, is ongoing The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) successfully convicted four drug kingpins linked to the historic confiscation of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential estate in 2022. Eko … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a Lagos-based businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, for drug trafficking. EDITOR’S PICKS Focus on Hard Work, Not Just Prosperity – Osinbajo Tells Nigerian Churches Olympics Best Basketball Coach: Tinubu Hails As D’Tigress’ Wakama On Award WAEC to Release May/June 2024 WASSCE Results Today … Read more
Three major drug traffickers, along with 16 other offenders, have been convicted and sentenced to a combined total of 302 years in prison for trafficking and dealing in illicit substances such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, and opioids. This was revealed by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, … Read more
Cocaine, opioids and alcohol addiction is in the same league as tobacco addiction, says the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada’s largest research and mental health teaching hospital. Members of the opioid family include heroin, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl, according to the Johns Hopkins University medical website. Unbelievable! Cocaine, heroin, codeine, and … Read more
NDLEA has busted an Abuja drug party as two excrete 150 cocaine wraps in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have disrupted a drug party dubbed “Go hard or Go Home. Pick Your Poison” in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS Borno: Police Confirm Suicide … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia with cocaine consignments. The agency disclosed the shocking development in a statement issued on Thursday by Femi Babafemi, its Director of Media and Advocacy. According to Babafemi, NDLEA … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that customs officials at an international airport arrested a Nigerian woman for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth ₹82 crore (N75m), according to an official statement issued on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICK: Kano Hisbah Arrests 52 Keke Riders Over Alleged Immoral Haircuts And Unlawful Activities Femi Otedola Expresses Joy As He Makes Forbes’ Africa … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 45-year-old woman identified as Bilkisu Mohammed Bello has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. This online media platform learnt that Bello was caught with 52 pellets of cocaine while preparing to board a Saudia Airlines … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that man, 60, found bags containing hundreds of kilos of cocaine near a famous coast in England. Editor’s Picks Israel-Hamas War: Over 600 Killed In Israel At Least 370 Palestinians Confirmed Dead FRSC Denies Seeking Permission To Bear Arms In a report filed by Sky News, the class A drug was … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has taken down three major illicit drug syndicates in intelligence-led operations across parts of Lagos state. According to a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, on Sunday, the operations led to the arrest of a baroness and four … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a suspected notorious drug kingpin who specialises in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe especially Italy, met his waterloo on Friday as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) stormed his hotel room in the Okota area of Lagos State. The NLDEA spokesperson, Femi … Read more
2 men in NDLEA custody reportedly excreted 193 pellets of cocaine after 3 days in observatory custody. The suspects were apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja upon their arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa. According to the reports, the 2 men were described as businessmen who owned businesses in Nigeria but … Read more
The two suspects were bound for Saudi Arabia to observe the lesser hajj. The NDLEA also arrested the man who recruited one of the suspects. The agency said it made many more drug offence-related arrests during the last week. Eko Hot Blog reports that an advertising practitioner, Ariyibi Ahmed Olaseinde and a trader, Akanbi Silifat … Read more
The Surinamese man had smuggled the banned hard drug into Nigeria. He claimed that he travelled to Nigeria in search of his long-lost Nigerian father. The NDLEA also intercepted 1,559.3kg Colorado and 648,050 pills of opioids in Lagos, Imo, Taraba, and others. Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency … Read more
The NDLEA has released the list of arrests it made in the past week. The agency caught a businessman with more than 30 parcels of cocaine at the Lagos airport on his way to Southeast Asia. The NDLEA also nabbed another suspect with 2.10 kilograms of methamphetamine at the airport. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more
Cocoa cultivation rose by 35% between 2020 and 2021 to record levels New hubs for trafficking have emerged in West and Central Africa Traffickers were using international postal services more often to get drugs to consumers Eko Hot Blog reports that Global cocaine production has reached record levels as demand rebounds following Covid lockdowns, a … Read more
2 Nigerians have reportedly being nabbed trying to smuggle in Cocaine into India at the Mumbai airport. According to reports, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence revealed the suspects had ingested capsules of cocaine prior to arrival in the country. The Indian authorities acted on intelligence that the Nigerians had landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj … Read more
The NDLEA crusade against illicit drug dealers gained momentum last week as the agency made various arrests. The agency intercepted drugs that were bound for Europe. The intercepted drugs ranged from cocaine to methamphetamine. Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and meth … Read more