National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

How 6.7 Tonnes of Cannabis Were Stopped Before They Reached Nigeria’s Streets

For millions of Nigerian families, Wednesday’s formal handover of 6.7 tonnes of cannabis to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos...

NDLEA Nabs China-Bound Businesswoman, 2 Benin Nationals in Nationwide Crackdown

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a series of coordinated enforcement operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded multiple arrests and major drug...

NDLEA Busts Nigerian-Mexican Drug Cartel, Arrests Mexican Meth Expert

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Barely four weeks after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dismantled a massive clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in a forest...

Octogenarian, Septuagenarian Dealer Arrested in Nationwide NDLEA Drug Busts

By Omoyeni Ojeifo An 84-year-old pensioner and a 75-year-old patent medicine dealer are among suspects arrested in a series of nationwide drug operations...

World Drug Day: NDLEA, UNODC Roll Out Weeklong Awareness, Enforcement Drive

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have launched weeklong...

No Safe Haven for Drug Wealth: NDLEA Auctions Lagos Hotel, Properties for ₦6.1bln

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a clear warning to criminals, the NDLEA has auctioned off a Lagos hotel and three other forfeited properties linked...

NDLEA Arrests Suspects with Disabilities in Foiled Brazil Cocaine Smuggling Plot

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Another major drug trafficking attempt involving clothing items soaked in liquid cocaine has been uncovered by operatives of the National...

NDLEA Lands Major Conviction in $6m International Cocaine Trafficking Case

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing war against drug...

Marwa Vows Justice for Attacked NDLEA Officers

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has vowed that those behind the...

Marwa Calls for Stronger National Fight Against Drug Abuse

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Disturbed by the rising trend of drug promotion in youth culture, social media, and entertainment, the Chairman of the National...

N480bln Bust: NDLEA Uncovers Nigeria’s Biggest Clandestine Meth Lab, Arrests Three Mexicans

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a major intelligence-led operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA, has dismantled what officials described as the largest...

Massive ₦5.8bln Drug Bust in Lekki: NDLEA Arrests Three Suspects with Disabilities

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a significant blow to regional drug syndicates, the NDLEA arrested three suspects with disabilities for trafficking across Kwara and...

From Pulpit to Custody: CCC Pastor, Wife Arrested for Drug Trafficking

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have arrested a Lagos-based pastor and his wife after discovering 11kg of skunk hidden in their...

Abuja Airport Bust: 74-Year-Old Grandpa Caught Smuggling 11kg Cocaine to UK

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers intercepted a 74-year-old man, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday, March 14,...

After 4 Years Trial, Court Acquits Suspended DCP Abba Kyari of 23-Count Asset Declaration Charges

In a significant legal victory for suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, the Federal High Court in Abuja has cleared him...

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...