By Femi Anamelechi A delegation of senior officials of the United States Africa Command on Tuesday 13th January 2026 met with the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd) during which they commended the existing relationship between NDLEA and AFRICOM, with an assurance of enhanced collaboration…
By Femi Anamelechi As part of renewed efforts against illicit drugs importation and smuggling at the Nation’s premium Ports, officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Area Command in a collaborative operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have foiled an attempt to smuggle 30.1 kilograms of cocaine through the Apapa Port…
By Femi Anamelechi The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade has assured the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) of support and collaboration in his renewed mandate to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country.The revered traditional ruler…
NDLAE arrest Notorious bandits’ drug supplier ‘Gamboli’ in Niger. intercepts US, Canada, Sweden-bound opioids in black soup containers….as Eagle eyed operatives uncovers clandestine codeine syrup factory in Abia By Femi Anamelechi Three weeks after escaping arrest at his home in Anguwan Makera, Kuta, Shiroro local government area of Niger state, a notorious supplier of illicit…
By Femi Anamelechi Retired Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics (DCGN) who served as directors in the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have paid a visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) to congratulate him on the recent renewal of his tenure by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu while they pledged…
By Femi Anamelechi As the efforts to fight the use of Nigeria Custom Service Apapa Area Command as transit seaport of illicit drugs intensifies, the command just almost five days after intercepting 25.5kg of cocaine aboard a Brazilian-flagged vessel, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command in conjunction with National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks with two masterminds arrested and taken into custody after a raid on their hideout in Lekki area of Lagos.The drug syndicate run by…
By Femi Anamelechi Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has urged Nigerians to always remember that the country’s diversity is not a burden but a gift and a trust that must be safeguarded by all.Marwa gave the charge while delivering the keynote address at…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) continued their offensive action against drug syndicates in a nationwide crackdown with the dismantling of an opioids cartel in an intelligence-led operation during which a baron Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu and five members of his gang were arrested with illicit substances worth over N6.7…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is working with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) to unravel the cartel behind the importation of 1,000 kilograms of cocaine recovered from a container at the PTML Terminal of Tincan Island Port in Lagos.The PTML…
