National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

NDLEA, Australia Launch Joint Operation Against Global Drug Rings

By Omoyeni Ojeifo As part of its intensified anti-drug campaign, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has partnered with the Australian Federal...

NDLEA Intercepts 2 Cocaine Couriers, Woman with 266 AK-47 Rounds in Abuja

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two Nigerian businessmen travelling to France with 3.46kg of...

NDLEA Warns Returning Diaspora to Stay Vigilant Ahead of Festive Season

By Omoyeni Ojeifo As thousands of Nigerians living abroad prepare to return home for the festive season, one seemingly harmless favour could turn...

US-Based Grandma, South African Woman Caught In NDLEA Drug Crackdown

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has renewed warnings against accepting luggage from people without verifying its contents, following...

Marwa Seeks Continued US Support, Warns Of Security Gaps

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.- Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa, has urged the United...

Over 53,000 drug rehabilitation cases in 5 years — NDLEA’s Marwa urged urgent funding for mental health

By Omoyeni Ojeifo More than 53,843 people have passed through rehabilitation facilities operated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in five...

From Wedding to Handcuffs: Portugal-Bound Newlywed Caught Smuggling Cocaine in Stomach

y Omoyeni Ojeifo A 25-year-old newlywed businessman is in NDLEA custody after being caught with 72 wraps of cocaine in his stomach at...

Nigeria, UAE Intensify Action Against Cross-Border Drug Trafficking

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates are stepping up intelligence-sharing and joint enforcement against drug trafficking, following a new agreement...

NDLEA Busts Enugu Meth Lab in Major Blow to Transnational Cartel

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a significant success in combating transnational organized crime following the dismantling...

Mega Meth Bust: NDLEA Nabs Mexican Kingpin, Seizes Industrial Scale Lab in Ebonyi

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a fresh operation exposing the desperation of transnational methamphetamine cartels to infiltrate Nigeria’s forests and rural communities, the National...

NDLEA Bust: 32kg of “Colorado”, 785,000 Capsules Intercepted

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a sweeping crackdown on drug trafficking networks, NDLEA operatives uncovered multiple supply lines stretching from local cannabis farms and...

From Mozambique to Cotonou: NDLEA Captures Fugitive Drug Kingpin

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The two-year flight of a wanted Nigerian drug kingpin has ended in neighbouring Benin Republic, where NDLEA operatives secured his...

NDLEA Orders Investigators To ‘Follow The Money’ Behind Drug Trade

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nigeria’s fight against drug trafficking is shifting from chasing couriers to hunting the wealth behind the trade, as the NDLEA...

NDLEA Upskills Counsellors in Modern Drug Rehabilitation Strategies

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major milestone with the commencement of its first agency-driven capacity-building...

How NDLEA Uncovered N39bln Cocaine Network Behind ‘KC Luxury’

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Communities in Nigeria and beyond have been spared another major supply of cocaine after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...

How NDLEA Denied Traffickers N301Bln in Illicit Drug Investments

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nearly 330 tonnes of illicit drugs that could have fuelled addiction, destroyed families and endangered communities have been taken out...