​“Beware of scammers posing as officers”, NDLEA warns Nigerians

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has warned the public, particularly those with relatives abroad, about a new fraudulent scheme being orchestrated by impersonators posing as its officers. This was made known in a statement by the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared on the agency’s website yesterday. The statement read in part: “The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency wishes to alert members of the public, especially those who have loved ones abroad to a new scheme by scammers who impersonate NDLEA officers and call unsuspecting…

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NDLEA intercepts largest heroin consignment at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has intercepted what it described as the single largest heroin consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The agency also arrested members of an organised criminal organisation that specialises in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in an operation leading to the seizure of the consignment which weighed 51.90Kg on February 12, 2024. NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, who disclosed this while briefing journalists yesterday in Lagos, said the operation was the single largest seizure of heroin…

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‘Fermented Urine Drug, a disturbing new trend of drug abuse among Northern youths’ – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Nigeria has brought to light a disturbing new trend in drug abuse among the Northern youths especially in Borno State. These young individuals are turning to a dangerous and unconventional substance – fermented human urine, known as jenkem – as an alternative to traditional hard drugs. The NDLEA Commander of Narcotics in Borno State, Iliyasu Mani, in a recent press briefing held in Maiduguri, expressed his deep concerns. “The depth of drug abuse has reached a worrying level. What we are witnessing is not…

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NDLEA nab 3 blind men for running drug trafficking syndicate

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three blind men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano. A statement released by spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said another blind member of the syndicate is still at large. Babafemi said the lid was blown-off the group following the arrest of a blind suspect, Adamu Hassan, 40, along Gwagwalada expressway Abuja with 12kgs of skunk on his way from Lagos to Kano on Saturday, 28th October. Investigations, however, established that he was totally oblivious of…

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Illicit Drugs: Tinubu urges NDLEA, partners to crush syndicate

Vice President Kashim Shettima, retired Brgadier general Buba Marwa NDLES boss and others at the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Africa (HONLAF), in Abuja.

President Bola Tinubu has implored the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa to renew the fight against substance abuse. Tinubu made the call, while declaring open the 31st meeting of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Africa (HONLAF), on Tuesday in Abuja. Represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the president also enjoined the continent’s anti-drugs agencies to fight against illicit drug trafficking in their respective countries. He warned vehemently that the African continent would remain in chains till it breaks free from the shackles…

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NDLEA seizes N56.9m illicit drugs in FCT, arrests 343 suspects

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command, have intercepted about 3,091.032 kilogrammes of suspected illicit drugs with a monetary value of over N56.9 million between January till date. FCT Commandant of the agency, Kabir Tsakuwa, disclosed this in an interview with the men yesterday in Abuja. According to Tsakuwa, the illicit drugs seized included suspected cannabis sativa, cocaine, Methamphetamine, Heroin, Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Ecstasy, and Megadon. He also stated that 343 drug suspects were arrested within the period under review, adding that they comprised 328 males and…

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NDLEA arrests drug baroness, 4 kingpins, busts 3 syndicates

Three major illicit drug syndicates were taken down by operatives of a special unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), in an intelligence-led operations across parts of Lagos state, leading to the arrest of a baroness and four other kingpins with multi-billionaire worth of Cocaine, Opioids and others recovered from their hideouts. A female head of one of the syndicates, Faith Ebele Nwankwo was arrested on Wednesday 9th August, at her residence, House 6, C close, 3rd Avenue, FESTAC area of Lagos shortly after she returned from a…

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Over 5million Tramadol pills worth N3.7bn captured at Lagos airport

Some criminals’ attempt to smuggle 98 cartons containing 5, 122, 900 pills of Tramadol 225mg, with an estimated street value of about N3.7billion into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, was thwarted through the robust synergy between men of the Nigeria Customs Service and NDLEA officers at the airport as well as those at the DHL cargo warehouse. The Director of Media and Advocacy for NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed all the seizures and arrest yesterday, said preliminary findings revealed that the consignments were imported from India…

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NDLEA seizes 151,700 pills of opioids enroute Kaduna

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempt of a suspected drug trafficker to send 151,700 pills of opioids to Kaduna. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who said this in an issued statement yesterday in Abuja, said that the suspect, Ibrahim Analu, 28, was arrested at Iddo motor park, Lagos while attempting to send the consignment. He added that operatives in Lagos have also thwarted attempts to export various quantities of illicit substances through courier companies. Babafemi said that 336 grams of skunk stuffed inside computer hard…

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Tinubu saves Buba Marwa’s job, as he reverses dissolution of NDLEA, NAFDAC boards

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has exempted the boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Recall that on Monday night, the president approved the immediate dissolution of the governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies. However, a statement issued yesterday by the Director Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, in Abuja, Willie Bassey, stated that the NDLEA and NAFDAC have been exempted from the dissolution. “Further to…

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