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…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a major drug warehouse in Edo, seizing 1,378 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis sativa and arresting a suspect. Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA Commander in Edo, said on Monday in Benin that the operation was carried out in Igbanke community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area, following credible…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit substances – methamphetamine and opioids- at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said that the drugs were bound for countries in Europe. He said that the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has secured the conviction of 10 Filipino sailors and their vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, over the importation of 20 kilograms of cocaine. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocay, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Wednesday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the…
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 arrested a China-based Nigerian businessman and two Angolans who excreted a total of 236 wraps of cocaine. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspects were arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has frustrated an attempt by a 44-year-old estate surveyor to export 1.70 kilogrammes of skunk through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs, which…
Five suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Benin City following a joint operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Army, which led to the recovery of more than 11,000 capsules of tramadol. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the Edo State NDLEA Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the drugs were…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized nearly 10 tonnes of cannabis and other controlled substances in a series of intelligence-led operations across six Nigerian states. In a statement released on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Mr Femi Babafemi said the raids, carried out in Niger, Edo, Anambra, Ondo, Lagos and Kano, led to multiple…
Insp. El-John Nwonke, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s officers aided the two convicts in the ongoing trial of suspended DCP Abba Kyari over alleged cocaine deal to beat security checks at Enugu International Airport. Nwonke, the 2nd defence witness (DW-2), told Justice Emeka…
