By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs TinCan Island Area Command, compt Joe Anani has warned against the importation of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies following the recent interception of significant seizures at the seaport. He made the remark during the official hand over of the intercepted illicit items to the representative of National Drug Law…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic aircraft crash in Ondo State, which claimed the lives of personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and some others.In a letter of condolence addressed to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, the Chairman/Chief…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman, Philip Tunde, with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travel bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos.The 38-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday 27th September 2026 at…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis, popularly called Colorado or Colos in street terms concealed in consolidated cargoes coming from the United Kingdom, while two other consignments of the dangerous substance hidden in music speakers were recovered from two motor parks in…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully secured the arrest and repatriation of Festus Ibewuike, alias Chidibest Ibewuike, a fugitive drug kingpin who had evaded arrest for over two years following the interception of the single largest heroin consignment ever recorded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.Ibewuike, who…
. By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced a comprehensive training programme for its counselors nationwide, aimed at standardizing operational protocols and strengthening clinical competencies in line with global best practices for drug demand reduction.The training, which commenced at the NDLEA Academy, Jos, Plateau State, is being coordinated by the…
By Femi Anamelechi The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has told an international gathering of judges, law enforcement chiefs, financial intelligence experts and academics that the war against drug trafficking cannot be won by arrests alone, but must be matched by an equally aggressive…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recorded significant breakthroughs across the country’s land and maritime borders, including the arrest of a 101-year-old great grandmother for dealing in illicit drug, the interception of cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu, and the seizure of large consignments…
By Femi Anamelechi The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau of the United States has commended the recent operational successes of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), assuring to build on the existing partnership between the Agency and INL.The commendation was given by the Country Director of INL Nigeria, Mr. Derek Tolliver when he…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has publicly destroyed 329,865.585 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs with an estimated street value of Three Hundred and One Billion, Fifty-Eight Million and Seventy-Six Thousand Naira (N301,058,076,000) only in a court-ordered exercise carried out in Lagos.The exercise, conducted pursuant to orders of the Federal High…
