The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command (WMC) on Tuesday said it had seized various contraband items, with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N352 million over the past two months. The seizures include bags of foreign rice and cannabis sativa. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Comptroller Patrick Ntadi, disclosed…
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,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 157,800 bottles of codeine-based syrup at Port Harcourt Ports, Onne, Rivers. The shipment has an estimated street value of over ₦1.1 billion, according to a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi. Babafemi said the drugs were discovered on Friday during…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs which were seized by operatives of…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted no fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The seizure, made on Thursday, June 5, was based on credible intelligence received ahead of…
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 intercepted seven watch-listed containers with N9.3 billion worth of opioids and codeine based syrup at the Port Harcourt Port Complex (PHPC) in Onne. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the containers…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office International Operations (HOIO) of the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would enhance the fight against transnational organised crime. Speaking at the MoU signing at the NDLEA headquarters on Monday in Abuja, Regional Manager (West Africa) of HOIO, Mr Ian…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have lauded Nollywood series, “The Boy Child’s Life”, a film that depicts everyday challenges the ordinary Nigerian boy child faces. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the red carpet of the private screening of the advocacy series…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted opioids worth over N3.2 billion in separate operations at Apapa and Port Harcourt ports. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at the Port Harcourt Port complex in Onne, Rivers,…
