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NDLEA Seizes 478kg illicit Substances In Kaduna, Arrests 99 Suspects

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kaduna State recovered 478 kilogrammes of various illicit drugs in November. This is according to a statement made on Tuesday by the command’s spokeswoman, Shuaibu Yusuf-Omale. According to Yusuf-Omale, cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine, and other psychotropic substances were among the items …

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NDLEA Uncovers Meth, Opioid Consignments In Jeans Hems, Dolls, Buttons

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have thwarted crooked attempts by drug syndicates at some courier firms in Lagos to export illicit substances including various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local soap and tins of milo beverage …

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NDLEA Arrest Sokoto Indian Hemp Farmer

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Sokoto State office, on Friday, arrested one Anas Sani, 32, discovered to be an Indian hemp farmer in the state. The agency’s state Commander,  Iro Adamu, in his remarks, said the discovery was made last Friday night at the Sanyinna area in Tambuwal Local …

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NDLEA Seizes illicit Drugs Concealed In Vehicle Parts

OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have seized Illicit drugs concealed in various parts of vehicles, including dashboards, tyre rims, tubes, engine compartments, and body compartments. This was made known in a statement shared by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. Sharing the video, …

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NDLEA Arrest Two With Firearms In Nasarawa

ONE Abdulrahman Sani and Ibrahim Usman, both in their 20s, have been apprehended for illegal firearm possession on the Keffi-Nasarawa Road. The Nasarawa State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Peter Onche-Odaudu, confirmed this while speaking at a press conference held earlier in Lafia, the state capital. According …

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Drug War: NDLEA Will Deploy Personnel In 774 LGAs In 2024 – Marwa

THE Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), has said the anti-narcotics agency will deploy personnel in all 774 local government areas of the country in 2024 as part of efforts to strengthen the war against substance abuse and illicit …

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NDLEA Takes Anti-drug Campaign To Kwara Schools

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is scaling up its war against drug abuse to secondary schools in Kwara. The agency said the campaign would be conducted in partnership with the schools under its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) school clubs. The agency announced this in a …

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Court Jails Notorious Drug Trafficker 10 years In Kano

Muhammad Bako Sambo, a notorious Cannabis Sativa trafficker, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Federal High Court 3, Kano, presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda. Sambo was among seven drug traffickers arrested and convicted by the Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in …

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