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NIS Urges Border Agencies To Unite Against Human And Drug Trafficking

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called on security agencies operating at the country’s frontiers to strengthen collaboration in order to stem human trafficking and drug smuggling. Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration for Zone A (Lagos and Ogun), Echefulam Anugwa, delivered the message during an inspection tour of the Seme border and Lagos Border Patrol…

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NDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin, 5 Others Over Saudi Pilgrims’ Detention

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has dismantled a drug syndicate operating at Kano’s international airport, after its activities led to the detention of three pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on false trafficking charges. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said a 55-year-old suspected ringleader and five accomplices were arrested at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The group…

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NDLEA Arrests 40,887 Drug Offenders, Seizes 5.5m Kilos Of Narcotics In Two Years

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 40,887 drug offenders, including 45 barons, and seized more than 5.5 million kilogrammes of illicit substances over the past two years. Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, announced the figures on Wednesday in Abuja at the commissioning of 48 operational vehicles for the agency’s strategic…

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Nigeria Moves To License Online Drug Sellers In Crackdown On Digital Medicine Trade

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has begun licensing individuals and facilities selling medicines via social media and other online platforms, as authorities move to regulate a sector that expanded sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the initiative in Abuja on Wednesday, PCN Registrar and Chief Executive, Ibrahim Ahmed, said the council’s 2022 Establishment Act…

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Nigeria Links Drug Control To Security As Tinubu Strengthens NDLEA Capacity

Nigeria’s government has underscored the link between drug trafficking and national insecurity, pledging stronger backing for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. At a ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu said illicit drugs not only devastate communities through addiction but also…

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NAFDAC Destroys Nearly Half A Million Tramadol Pills In Crackdown On Illicit Drug Trade

In a decisive move against drug smuggling and pharmaceutical abuse, Nigerian authorities have destroyed 491,000 high-strength Tramadol tablets seized at the northern border. The operation, conducted by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano on Wednesday, targeted Tramadol 225mg—a powerful opioid frequently misused across West Africa. Dr Martins Iluyomade,…

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