Tag: Drug trafficking

NDLEA nab 3 blind men for running drug trafficking syndicate

Aminu Imam

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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Drug War: Nigeria to host Heads of African drug law enforcement agencies in 2023

Aminu Imam

Nigeria has been elected to host the next conference of Heads of Drug Law Enforcement Agencies Africa, (HONLEA), in 2023. This was the unanimous decision of the regional network at the close of its 2022 annual meeting in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend. The move by other heads of anti-narcotics agencies in Africa to have Nigeria host the 2023 conference followed the countrys good relationship with others on the continent and NDLEAs exemplary performance in the renewed fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. Meanwhile, the Chairman and Chief…

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Drug trafficking: NDLEA intercepts N4.5bn heroin concealed in baby food

Aminu Imam

As ex-BRT driver excretes 90 pellets of cocaine Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55 kilogrammes concealed in packs of Nestle Cerelac baby food at the Lagos Airport. The consignment, with a street value of over N4.5 billion, came from Johannesburg, South Africa, on board a South African Airways flight last Wednesday, as part of a consolidated cargo that arrived at the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport. After a series of follow-up operations that led to the arrest…

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