The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has vowed to sustain the agency’s crackdown on drug cartels. Marwa said the agency would dismantle criminal networks and cut off the financial resources fuelling illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, while heading to New Delhi, India, with 1.550 kilograms of suspected cocaine. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large consignments of opioids and others in Kano, Kwara, Edo, Plateau, Oyo, and Delta states. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving the breakdown, Babafemi said that in Kwara, …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, has seized 604.5kg of cannabis and launched a manhunt for a suspected drug kingpin in Owan West Local Government Area of the state. The State Commander of NDLEA, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement made …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have reaffirmed commitment to strengthening collaboration in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. They made the commitment on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the PSN, Edo Chapter, …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Kano State Multi-Joint Task Force Committee to tackle drug abuse. This is contained in a statement by the state NDLEA Commander, Dahiru Yahaya-Lawal through the command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari …
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The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 1,359kg of cannabis and cannabis seeds from a suspected drug warehouse in Illushi, Esan South-East Local Government Area. The state NDLEA Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. Ofoyeju said …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has recovered 401 military grade ammunition concealed in palm oil kegs and others in Kaduna State. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the Agency, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that a suspect …
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a couple and seized more than 412 kilogrammes of cannabis in Benin. The Edo Command made the arrests during a raid on a suspected drug warehouse allegedly operated from a residential building along Sapele Road. The command’s Commander, Dr …
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The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-british grandma, identified as Mary Yetunde Barek, following the discovery of 13 kilograms of suspected cocaine concealed in peels of plantain, which appeared as real plantains and packed among other food items in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed …
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