The Nigeria Customs Service Ogun I Area Command has intercepted 6,035 parcels of Ghana Loud and Indica cannabis alongside a wide range of smuggled goods with a combined duty-paid value of N3.57 billion, in operations conducted between June and August 2026. Acting Area Comptroller Deputy Comptroller Olukayode Afeni announced the seizures at a press briefing…
Delta State Police operatives have arrested two men in connection with alleged drug trafficking. This came after intercepting a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation in Asaba on Wednesday. The suspects, Hillary Osondu and Abubakar Bello, both 54, were apprehended on August 13, 2026, by operatives of Operation Delta Shield in Asaba. A search of their…
Nigeria’s anti-drug agency has seized 10,000 Captagon pills in Kwara State during a wider crackdown across the country. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said officers on patrol along Bode Saadu Road in Kwara State intercepted a passenger vehicle on April 21 and found the pills on a 33-year-old suspect, Nasiru Mu’azu. Officials also recovered nine…
Major anti-drug operations uncover large-scale networks across multiple Nigerian states. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 93-year-old man and a 69-year-old medical doctor in a sweeping crackdown on drug trafficking across Nigeria. The intelligence-led operations, conducted in states including Lagos, Ogun, Abia, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory, led to significant…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This renewal gives him another five years to lead the agency. Marwa first assumed the role in 2021 after serving as the head of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted massive consignments of hard drugs in Kaduna, Edo, Kwara, Ogun, Taraba, Ondo, and Bauchi States. According to spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the agency recorded the arrests during a series of coordinated raids. Massive Drug Haul in Kaduna and Bauchi On October 26, NDLEA patrol officers along the…
