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NDLEA Recover N2.1b Tramadol Pills From India, Picks up 63 year Old Chinese Grandma With Large Illicit Drugs Consignments At Lagos Airport.

Clement Olumba2 days ago2 days ago07 mins

By Femi Anamelechi Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has in a strategic fight against illicit drug abuse and trafficking across the country arrested 63-year-old Chinese grandma Ting Hung Kiong for attempting to smuggle large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis into Nigeria.The female Chinese national who naturalised in Malaysia was arrested…

TINUBU COMMENDS NDLEA ON LANDMARK SUCCESS AGAINST TRANSBORDER DRUG NETWORK.

Clement Olumba4 days ago4 days ago03 mins

By Femi Anamelechi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the staff for the remarkable achievement in busting a Nigerian-Mexican drug syndicate and dismantling a highly sophisticated multi-million-dollar illegal drug production network in the country. Chairman of the agency, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), on Wednesday announced…

NDLEA Commissions its Own Radio Station, Clean Beat 91.5FM … UNODC, NBC, NOA commend Agency’s initiative.

Clement Olumba5 days ago5 days ago010 mins

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 rise and counter the toxic pop-culture that glamourizes abuse of substances as an acceptable way of life especially among the youth.Marwa gave the charge during the official commissioning of the Agency’s…

NDLEA smashes Nigerian-Mexican Meth Cartels, recover N480b Meth.

Clement Olumba6 days ago6 days ago011 mins

By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt another crippling blow to transnational organized crime by completely dismantling a highly sophisticated, multi-million-dollar Nigerian- Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate.The clinical, simultaneous operation, executed by elite operatives of the Agency’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the shutdown of an industrial-scale clandestine laboratory, the…

NDLEA Intercepts UK, Australia Bound Cocaine, Opioid Consignments in Carton Walls … As War Against Drug Abuse Intensifies.

Clement Olumba1 week ago1 week ago07 mins

By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in walls of cartons used to package cloths and other items going to the United Kingdom and Australia.The two seizures were recorded at a courier company in Lagos on Friday 15th May 2026 during…

NDLEA Arrests 3 Physically Challenged Persons For Drug Trafficking… as operatives uncover N5.8b Loud in Lekki, Lagos.

Clement Olumba2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

By Femi Anamelechi A 60 year old man Romanus Nwabara was among three persons with disability (PWD) arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for drug trafficking during interdiction operations in parts of Anambra and Kwara state.Based on credible intelligence, Nwabara was on Wednesday 6th May 2026 traced to Akpaka Forest,…

NDLEA Strengthen Collaborative efforts with Ghana against drug trafficking cartels.

Clement Olumba3 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

By Femi Anamelechi The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has said that the new partnership between the Agency and the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) of Ghana should serve as a warning to drug cartels who seek to destabilize the West Africa sub-region with…

NDLEA Arrests 83, 78 year olds For Drug trafficking in Abia, Ekiti… As operatives nab notorious drug dealer in Ibadan.

Clement Olumba3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

By Femi Anamelechi An 83 year old grandfather, Pa John Ofiel and a 78 year old grandpa, Ogunjobi Samuel were among suspects arrested in ongoing nationwide crackdown on illicit drug traffickers and dealers by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Pa Ofiel was nabbed by NDLEA officers on Tuesday 28th April 2026…

NDLEA Raids 3 Illicit Drug Warehouses in Lagos, Recover N16.9 billion Worth of Opioids.

Clement Olumba4 weeks ago4 weeks ago04 mins

By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided three illicit drug warehouses hidden in a residential estate in Okota area of Lagos where Two Million Three Hundred and Sixty Thousand (2,360,000) pills of high-potency tramadol 225mg and One Million Nine Hundred and Nine Thousand Four Hundred (1,909,400) bottles of…

NDLEA Uncovers Cocaine Hidden in Palm Kernel Oil Cans…Intensifies fight against Drug trafficking across major cities.

Clement Olumba2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate in high stakes intelligence led operations that lasted three weeks during which cocaine consignments concealed in tins of palm kernel extract heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted and the warehouse where the shipments are packaged…