Tag: Drug seizure

NDLEA uncovers underground drug caves, hideouts in Kano

Aminu Imam
NDLEA uncovers in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it has uncovered a network of caves and underground tunnels used as drug hideouts in Rimin-Kebe area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, yesterday in Kano. The PRO said the operation was carried out under “Operation Sharar Mafaka”, a renewed crackdown on illicit drug activities across the state. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the Commander of the NDLEA in Kano, Ɗahiru Yahaya-Lawal, as saying that the discovery followed…

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NDLEA intercepts US, Europe-bound N16.68bn drugs in shoe soles

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NDLEA intercepts

Consignments of opioids concealed in soles of shoes and hair attachments heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos and three courier companies in the State. The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the seizures in a statement he issued yesterday. Babafemi said a total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the…

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NDLEA arrests Canadian woman for importing synthetic cannabis

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NDLEA arrests Canadian

A 41-year-old woman from Canada, identified as Adrienne Munju, has been apprehended by officials from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.  This arrest occurred as she attempted to bring in a significant shipment of a potent synthetic cannabis strain known as Canadian Loud.   Ms. Munju was taken into custody on October 3, 2024, during the inbound clearance process for passengers arriving on a KLM flight from Canada. According to a statement from NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, when authorities examined her three bags,…

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NDLEA arrests drug baroness, 4 kingpins, busts 3 syndicates

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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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Indian businessman held for allegedly smuggling over 134,700 bottles of codeine

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An Indian businessman, Vyapak Nutal, has been arrested for allegedly smuggling 134,700 bottles of codeine syrup through the land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic in Sokoto State. Spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, said the Indian was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and handed over to the anti-drug agency for interrogation. Babafemi said the suspect had loaded the consignment into trucks in Cotonou, Benin Republic and driven through the land borders via…

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Kano: Turkey-bound Nigerian arrested with 54 ATM cards

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A money-laundering suspect has been arrested at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, (MAKIA), with 54 Automated Teller Machines, (ATM) cards while attempting to board a flight. The suspect, Abubakar Sale, was handed over yesterday to the Head of the Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC), by the Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service in Kano, S.P Umar, who told the EFCC Head, Mualledi Farouq Dogondaji, to conduct further investigation. Picture caption: The-ATM-cards-found-on-Abubakar-Sale-being-handed-over-to-EFCCs-Dogondaji Speaking at the ceremony at the Customs Area Command in Kano, Umar…

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