The National Drug Law Enforcement Officer, (NDLEA) has detained a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine. A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja said that the suspect used fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection. Babafemi…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the UK and Saudi Arabia respectively. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the illicit drug consignments…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an ex-international football player, Segun Hunkarin over alleged attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria. The consignment was attempted to be smuggled through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. A statement by NDLEA’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested a 43-year-old woman at Lagos airport for attempting to traffic cocaine to India, as part of a broader clampdown on illegal drug activities across the country. The suspect, a self-described make-up artist, was apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday, 16…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested a businessman, 44-year-old Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA). In a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, the suspect was arrested while on his way to Tehran,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors pilgrims to serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a female suspected drug peddler, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of cocaine to Iran. The arrest took place at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a shipment of 46 wraps of cocaine weighing 547 grams hidden in body cream going to Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the intervention came barely a week…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested two brothers: John Abugu, 43, and Kenneth Abugu, 31, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos with 5kg cocaine. Femi Babafemi, Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drug was concealed in walls of their…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has detained an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze allegedly in possession of Phenacetin, a cutting edge agent for cocaine, weighing 77.50 kilograms. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said Ubodoeze was arrested in Lagos. He explained that the suspect was detained…
