NDLEA has seized 164,750 tramadol and other illicit pills in Taraba, its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that the drugs were seized from two suspects – Henry Abuchi and Daniel Ugwoke. He added that 96 compressed blocks of Indian hemp weighing 82kg concealed inside jumbo bags of cassava flour … Read more
The United Kingdom Home Office International Operations has trained no fewer than 35 officers of the Marine Command and Seaports Operations of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency in recent weeks, The PUNCH reports. Five among the 35 trainees are currently undergoing a two-week Maritime Patrol and Tactical Coxswain training by the UK’s Central Maritime … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has commended some members of the House of Representatives for disagreeing with three of their colleagues over a bill seeking to legalise the cultivation, sale and use of cannabis, also known as marijuana, for commercial purposes. Reacting to the development on Friday, the Chairman of the NDLEA, Brigadier General … Read more
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved contract awards worth about N459 billion for the Ministry of Transportation and construction of barracks for personnel of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This is just as the federal government announced the Port Harcourt will serve as the hub for the over 25,000 metric tones … Read more
No fewer than One Million Two Hundred and Five Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty (1, 205, 260) pills of opioids were seized in two interdiction operations in Kogi and Gombe state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. This was confirmed by Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media for NDLEA on Sunday. … Read more
The anti-narcotic officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja Lagos have disrupted the activities of a drug syndicate that operates between Nigeria, East Africa, and Europe. The officers arrested two members of the cartel. Operatives at the Lagos airport had on Monday 13th March intercepted … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 2.7kg of cannabis concealed in dried onions which was to be exported to Dubai through a postal firm. It also said no fewer than 1, 205, 260 pills of opioids were seized in two interdiction operations in Kogi and Gombe states by operatives of the agency. The … Read more
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have resolved to collaborate with other stakeholders in the health sector, in the fight against illicit drug production, trafficking, consumption as well as in curbing related organised crime. … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Nigeria Customs Service have pledged to collaborate in the fight against illicit drug production, trafficking, and use as well as in curbing related organised crimes. The post NAFDAC, NDLEA, Customs pledge collaboration against drug abuse among … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terror group, Alayi Madu for alleged drug trafficking. The agency said that it also arrested Baale Akunola Adebayo’, the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border town between Ondo State and Edo, in connection with the alleged crime. This is … Read more
