The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 84-year-old and 75-year-old grandfathers for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia. This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the first suspect was arrested by…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine and opioid consignments concealed in export parcels bound for the United Kingdom and Australia. The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the seizures were made during routine inspections at a courier facility in Lagos. Babafemi explained that operatives uncovered 170…
The NDLEA has also uncovered an international drug trafficking syndicate involving a medical doctor and foreign collaborators, leading to multiple arrests and seizures across Nigeria. Babafemi said the operation began with the arrest of an Ivorian at Kano airport who was found with 82 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.49 kilogrammes. The suspect allegedly arrived from…
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 13 containers of expired drugs, food items and security equipment worth ₦6.38 billion at Apapa Port. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos. He said the seizures followed intensified intelligence-led enforcement, deployment of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former two-term councilor at Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council in Lagos State following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sales and trafficking. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded major successes in its nationwide operations with the arrest of an ex-convict, an online drug dealer and several other suspects across nine states. According to a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, the operations were…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered massive quantities of illicit drugs, including cannabis sativa (skunk), tramadol, and Colorado, concealed in flight boarding cards, paracetamol containers, and warehouses, the agency has announced. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, provided details of a series…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested more than 16,304 drug suspects and seized 4.5 million kilograms of illicit substances between January and October 2025, the agency’s Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has disclosed. Marwa made the revelation on Wednesday at the 7th Security and Emergency Management Awards and Lecture (SAEMA) in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 34,520 tramadol capsules, 148.3kg of Colorado cannabis, and 769kg of skunk, while dismantling a drug laboratory in separate operations across the country. According to NDLEA spokesman Mr. Femi Babafemi, the drugs were intercepted in several locations, including a Toyota Corolla along Zaki-Biam/Wukari road, Kogi’s Okene/Lokoja highway,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 45,853 suspects and seized over 8.5 million kilograms of drugs in the last 30 months. NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during an award ceremony honouring 220 outstanding personnel. He said the agency also secured 9,263 convictions and…
