National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

Lagos Airport Drug Bust: Brazil-to-Lagos Traveler Conceals Cocaine in Shoes, Private Parts

Following a successful intelligence-led operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 47-year-old Uche Franklin Onyekwere at the Murtala Muhammed Airport,...

Record-Breaking Haul: Brazilian Lady Caught with N3bln Heroin at Abuja Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made its largest-ever heroin seizure at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, intercepting 30.09kg of the...

Drug Kingpin “Kanmo-Kanmo” Arrested 12 Years After Brutal Killing of 3 NDLEA Officers

After 12 years on the run, wanted drug lord Lekan “Kanmo-Kanmo” Jimoh has been arrested by the NDLEA. Tactical teams tracked Jimoh to...

NDLEA Nabs 22 Indians in Cocaine Bust, Seizes Illicit Drugs Hidden in Coffee Sachets

In a series of successful counter-narcotics operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted shipments of Ketamine, Ecstasy, and Tramadol destined for...

Ex-Convict, 3 Others Caught with UK-Bound Cocaine in Liquid Starch Sachets at Lagos Airport

A convicted drug trafficker, Nwobodo Chidiebere Basil, is back in NDLEA custody after a failed attempt to export 1.50 kg of cocaine to...

23.5kg Cocaine Found in Children’s Room: NDLEA Arrests Female Kingpin

Twenty months after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dismantled a multi-billion naira cocaine cartel led by Bolanle and Olayinka Dauda, another...

Schools’ Drug Test Policy Will Curb Substance Abuse, Says Marwa

The NDLEA’s newly launched drug-testing policy is designed to discourage aspiring undergraduates from substance abuse, Agency Chairman Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) revealed...

Court Grants NDLEA Order to Detain Vessel, 21-Crew Member Over 25.5kg Brazil Cocaine Bust

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) permission to detain a cargo ship and its...

NDLEA Tracks Down ‘Gamboli,’ Fleeing Bandits’ Alleged Drug Supplier, in Niger Operation

Three weeks after evading arrest at his home in Anguwan Makera, Kuta, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, a notorious supplier of...

7.6m Tramadol Pills, 76,273kg of Cannabis Seized In NDLEA Raids In 3 States

In a series of intelligence-led operations across the country, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it recovered over 7.6 million pills...

Lagos NDLEA Busts Drug Ring Using Christmas Cookies as Smuggling Ploy

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has achieved another successful counter-narcotics operation by uncovering and dismantling a social media network used to...

Warehouse Bust: NDLEA Seizes N6.7bn Opioids, Six Suspects in Custody

In a major victory against drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an opioid cartel following an intelligence-led operation...

NDLEA Takes Custody of Suspect, 108kg of Cannabis Seized by Army in Kogi

The Nigerian Army, through its 12 Brigade, has announced successful results in the campaign against illicit substances, specifically noting the seizure of 108.8...

NDLEA Intensifies War on Drugs Nationwide, Secures Arrests of Nine Notorious Kingpins

In a blistering crackdown on Drug Trafficking Organisations(DTOs) across the country, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it dismantled six syndicates,...

NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Shipment From Brazil, Detains Ship, 20 Filipino Crew Members

Barely six months after 10 Thai sailors and their ship were convicted and fined $4.3 million for bringing 32.9 kg of cocaine into...

NDLEA Strikes Again: Wanted Drug Baron Caught, Large Drug Cache, Forex Recovered in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has achieved another successful counter-narcotics operation with the arrest of Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, alias Chisco Bee, a...