Seizes ₦5.3bn Cocaine From Lagos to Dubai NDLEA Busts International Drug Syndicate The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully dismantled an international drug syndicate that operated across Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. Eko Hot Blog reports that the breakthrough came after a two-week intelligence-led operation in Lagos, … Read more
Officers in Anambra State arrested a 75-year-old grandfather NDLEA Destroys 71.5-Hectare Cannabis Farm Drug Kingpin Arrested as NDLEA Seizes Loud The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested numerous suspects and seized large quantities of illicit substances in a series of nationwide operations. The agency intercepted drugs concealed in petrol tankers, deep freezers, and … Read more
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
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has apprehended 34 individuals found in possession of varying quantities of illicit drugs during a recent operation aimed at curbing drug abuse and criminal activities in the state. This development was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) intercepted hard drugs worth N2.2 billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. Ekohotblog reports that the drugs were hidden inside a container imported from Montreal, Canada, and destined for a bonded terminal at the port. Two suspects linked to the shipment, … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged parents of children battling drug addiction to seek help at its nearest rehabilitation centres. NDLEA Commander for Idiroko Special Area Command, Olusegun Adeyeye, made this appeal in Ota, Ogun, while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Adeyeye stressed the importance of addressing … Read more
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has called for justice in the tragic case of two-year-old Onosereba Omhonria, who was killed, and his one-year-old brother, Eromonsele, left battling severe eye injuries after being shot by NDLEA operatives in Asaba, Delta State, on July 13, 2023. The children were with their mother in … Read more
…..Arrests 3 businessmen linked to consignments in Lagos; recovers N4.4billion worth opioids in Rivers Multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season, concealed in automobile spare parts imported from Canada, have been intercepted by operatives of the National … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kano State Command, has secured the conviction of 12 drug peddlers in the state. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Spokesman of the agency, Sadiq Maigatari, on Saturday in Kano. Maigatari said the conviction was a significant milestone in the agency’s relentless fight … Read more
NAFDAC, on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, destroyed ₦10.99 billion worth of expired, fake, and unregistered products in Ibadan, Oyo state. The items, collected from five South West states and Kwara, were destroyed at the Akinyele Dumpsite. NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, was represented by Mrs. Roseline O. Ajayi. The destruction was observed by Dr. Akin … Read more
France on Saturday assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of increased support and collaboration in the fight against drug trafficking and abuse. The French Police Delegate in Nigeria, Mr. Phillipe Crespo, alongside Messrs. Phillipe Barrau, Tony Albaladejo, and Cedric Hocquette, assured support during a courtesy visit to the NDLEA in Abuja. Speaking during … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested three suspected drug dealers with 2,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection as 3.1 million pills exol-5 in Gadar Tamburawa in Kano State. This was contained in a statement by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspects … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has officially relocated its headquarters to a newly constructed facility in the Jahi area of Abuja, with the first phase of the project inaugurated during an interdenominational service on Wednesday. In a statement by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, the relocation was deemed essential for … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, had arrested a 50-year-old businessman, who allegedly ingested 90 wraps of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, (AIIA), Enugu. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement on Sunday on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect was intercepted … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arraigned a 56-year-old man, Adesokan Olalekan, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over drug trafficking. The defendant, who is standing trial before Justice Ayokunle Faji, on a one-count charge of illegal deal in cannabis sativa, popularly known as hemp, pleaded guilty to the amended charge. After … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confiscated tons of illicit drugs in Lagos, FCT, Taraba, Kwara, Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, Edo, and Ondo states respectively. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi made this revelation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives in Apapa seaport … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have thwarted the bid by members of an international drug syndicate that operates between Brazil, Ethiopia and Nigeria to smuggle into Lagos a total of 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilograms at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja. According to the NDLEA, the … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confiscated consignments of opioids concealed in shoes and hair attachments heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives of the agency at the Murtala Muhammed … Read more