A Federal High Court will on Friday rule on an application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seeking permission to destroy a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory valued at about ₦480 billion. According to the NDLEA, operatives uncovered the facility along with equipment and chemicals allegedly used to manufacture 2,419.48 kilograms of methamphetamine intended for…
The NDLEA has uncovered over 1.6 million tramadol pills hidden in two trucks linked to a cross-border drug trafficking network. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1,630,000 pills of tramadol. The pills were concealed in specially built compartments inside two trailers. Both trailers were travelling into Nigeria from Togo through the Benin…
The NDLEA has arrested a 67-year-old woman after discovering cocaine concealed inside fake plantains during a nationwide anti-drug operation. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said the elderly suspect was among several people arrested in coordinated operations that uncovered large quantities of illicit drugs across Nigeria. The agency also intercepted a 30-year-old suspect on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed more than 12 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State, reinforcing its efforts to curb drug trafficking and substance abuse. The agency said the drugs were seized during intelligence-led operations, targeted raids and sustained enforcement activities carried out across the state. According to the NDLEA, the…
The anti-drug agency says the operation has dealt a major blow to drug trafficking networks in Edo State. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 73,463.21 kilogrammes of illicit drugs with an estimated street value of N2.8 billion in Edo State. Speaking during the destruction exercise, NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed Buba Marwa, described the…
The anti-drug agency also recorded major drug busts and arrests in Kaduna, Niger and Enugu states. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed inside water purifier machines imported from the Netherlands. Operatives discovered 3kg of ketamine and 199g of MDMA during an operation at a courier facility in…
NDLEA operatives intercepted multiple drug consignments and arrested suspects in coordinated operations across Nigeria. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with 31 kilograms of cannabis concealed in two travel boxes. The agency said the suspect was intercepted at the Terminal 2…
Nigeria’s anti-drug agency also seized ammunition, opioids and thousands of kilograms of cannabis in multiple operations across the country. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine shipments bound for the United Kingdom and Australia during a series of nationwide anti-drug operations. The agency said its operatives also destroyed large cannabis farms, arrested…
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…
