A 22-year-old supplier of illicit substances to bandits, Muhammad Mohammed, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. According to available information, the illicit drugs supplier to bandits was nabbed by the operatives of the NDLEA on April 13, 2025. Mohammed was stopped by operatives on …
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NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine in Saudi-bound Religious Books
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia. NDLEA intercepts cocaine in Saudi-bound religious books The spokesperson of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said the cocaine consignment …
Read More »3 NDLEA Officers Shot During Abuja Raid
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says three of its officers have been hospitalised with gunshot wounds following an attack during a raid in Abuja. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in statement on Friday, said the officers were attacked at the Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. …
Read More »NDLEA Laments High Intake of Cannabis, Loud in Oyo
Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, the Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state. Joe- Fadile made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abeokuta at the sidelines of the “Public …
Read More »NDLEA detains 22 suspects, Recovers illicit Drugs, Weapons in Kano
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has detained 22 suspects in possession of various quantities of illicit substances during a series of coordinated raids across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Kano. He …
Read More »Drug War: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign MoU
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to strengthen operational partnership and tighten the noose on drug trafficking networks operating between both countries. Highlights of the MoU include: exchange …
Read More »India-bound Brothers Nabbed With Cocaine at Lagos Airport
THE operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two brothers, 43-year-old John Abugu and 31-year-old Kenneth Abugu, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State with five kilograms of cocaine concealed in walls of their suitcases while attempting to board …
Read More »PHOTOS: NDLEA Arrests 75 Year-old Grandpa, UK Techie, India-bound Brothers Over Illicit Drugs
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Special Operations Unit have arrested two brothers, John Abugu, 43, and Kenneth Abugu, 31, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for attempting to smuggle 5 kilograms of cocaine concealed within the walls of their suitcases. This was made known …
Read More »NDLEA intercepts US, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Italy-bound Cocaine, Opioid Shipments in Prayer Beads, Others
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted desperate bids by some drug trafficking organisations (DTO) to move illicit consignments such as cocaine, tramadol, loud, molly and others concealed in prayer beads, packs of board games, female cloths to the United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Italy, …
Read More »Marwa: NDLEA Officers’ Welfare Will Continue to be My Priority
CHAIRMAN/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has said he would continue to make the welfare of his officers, men and women priority to ensure that they were physically and mentally fit to carry out their responsibility of curbing the scourge of …
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