OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors pilgrims to serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office International Operations (HOIO) of the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would enhance the fight against transnational organised crime. Speaking at the MoU signing at the NDLEA headquarters on Monday in Abuja, Regional Manager (West …
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OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Yobe State Command, have intercepted 55 parcels of Colorado weighing 2kg. The interception was made by the operatives during a stop-and-search operation conducted along Potiskum–Damaturu road. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA’s Director, Media and …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two British nationals, Mhizha Alexander and Ayedipe Andrew, for attempting to smuggle illicit drugs through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States (DEA) have stressed the need to strengthen current collaboration between the two agencies on the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. This was the highpoint of discussion during a meeting between the …
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THE Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sought collaboration with the marine police and narcotics officials to combat smuggling of ammunition and drugs through waterways. The Customs Area Controller, Patrick Ntadi, made the plea when his team visited the Marine Police and National Drug Law Enforcement …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 29-year-old Ismail Isah with an AK-47 rifle and two magazines concealed in a sack of maize. A statement by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy on Sunday in Abuja stated that NDLEA operatives on patrol along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway …
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OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted opioids worth over N3.2 billion in separate operations at Apapa and Port Harcourt ports. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at the Port Harcourt …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a fuel truck and three other vehicles loaded with 246 bags of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, along the Suleja-Kaduna Road in Niger. NDLEA’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the seizure, …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a female suspected drug peddler, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of cocaine to Iran. The arrest took place at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, …
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