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Cocaine Bust: Woman Fakes Pregnancy as Ivorian Trafficker Excretes 82 Wraps in Kano

The NDLEA has exposed “bizarre” smuggling tactics following the arrest of two traffickers attempting to move illicit drugs across Nigerian borders. In one...

Ex-Presidential Aide in Police Net Over Alleged Forged Credentials

Former Presidential Adviser Okoi Obono-Obla is in police custody following his arrest on Thursday in Ugep, Cross River State. The police have debunked...

From Pulpit to Death Row: Winners Chapel Pastor Condemned for Killing Landlord

For fatally stabbing his landlord, a 29-year-old Resident Pastor of Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners Chapel, Ifa Ikot Ubo–Ifa Ikot of Okpon Branch,...

Massive NDLEA Sweep in Bayelsa: 600 Busted with 621kg of Illicit Drugs 

In a major crackdown on narcotics, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency  (NDLEA) in Bayelsa says it intercepted over 621kg of illegal substances...

Drug Bust: China-Bound Traveler Excretes 95 Pellets of Cocaine at Kano Airport

A 62-year-old Lagos businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, is in NDLEA custody after attempting to smuggle 1.589kg of cocaine through the Kano airport. Izueke...

US $6m Inheritance Fraud: Nigerian Man Handed 8-Year Sentence

Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, a 44-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to 97 months in a U.S. prison for his role in a transnational...

NEXIM ₦2.4bln Fraud: Former MD Slapped With 490-Year Jail Term

For embezzling ₦2.4 billion, Robert Orya, former Managing Director of Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), was on Thursday handed a 490-year prison sentence. Justice...

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...

Ghana’s Cybercrime War: 9 Nigerians Arrested for Online Scams

Nine Nigerian nationals are in custody in Ghana for allegedly coordinating cybercrime syndicates from temporary hubs in the capital. Along with the suspects,...

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...

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...

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...