THIRTY-five years after the establishment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, the Federal Government, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 commissioned the first barracks that will provide office and residential accommodation for officers, men and women of the anti-narcotics body. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the first NDLEA …
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OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis enroute to the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi …
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OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted an attempt by 26-year-old Esther Uzodinma, a 200-level student of nursing at the Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, to transport 76 wraps of cocaine to the South Asian country. Uzodinma had planned to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1billion in street value. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the seizures were made between Thursday and …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it intercepted a large quantity of drugs while they were being distributed into six vehicles on Saturday in Abuja. This operation was confirmed by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, on Sunday. Babafemi said that the act was carried …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 338,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with an estimated street value of over N1.19 billion, during a joint operation at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Onne, Rivers State. This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Cross River says 274 suspected drug dealers were arrested in the state in 2024. The command said it also made a total seizure of 788.8kg of hard drugs within the period under review. The state commandant, Rachael Umebuali made the disclosure …
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THE Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 1,345 suspects and seized 8.430.239 kg of illicit substances in 2024. The state Commander, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made this known on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. He …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, arrested no fewer than 1,290 suspects and recovered 4,589.361kg of illicit substances in 2024. The Commander, NDLEA, Kaduna State Command, Mr Samaila Danmalam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna that the arrests and seizures were …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a businessman for an attempt to smuggle 256 wraps of cocaine into the country through Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano. The NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs …
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