Tag: NDLEA

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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Illicit Drugs: Tinubu urges NDLEA, partners to crush syndicate

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
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

Aminu Imam

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

Aminu Imam

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

Aminu Imam

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

Aminu Imam

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

Aminu Imam

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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Lagos: NDLEA cracks Tramadol cartel, seizes N5bn Opioids in warehouse

Aminu Imam

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), arrested two of the cartel’s kingpins and busted another Tramadol cartel in Lagos over the weekend by seizing millions of opioid pills and bottles worth more than N5 billion from their warehouse in the Amuwo Odofin area of the State. On Saturday, the agency’s anti-narcotics officers also discovered and demolished a clandestine laboratory in a remote area of Sagamu, Ogun State, from which several pieces of equipment and various quantities of illegal materials used to produce the dangerous new psycho-active substance in bulk…

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Drug: NDLEA arrests 137 in Niger State

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 137 drug suspects. The agency also stated on Saturday in Minna that it destroyed 21 tons of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the state in 2022. Haruna Kwetishe, the State Commander, NDLEA, announced this during an interview in Minna. “In our scorecard for the year 2022, NDLEA Niger Command made a total arrest of 137 suspects, among them are 135 males and two females. “The command also destroyed 21 tons of psychotropic substances including 5,656.3…

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Insecurity: U.S. supports NDLEA with forensic, intelligence-gathering, prosecution tools

Aminu Imam

The United States (US) government has announced a project to strengthen the forensic and chemical analysis capacity of the NDLEA as well as its intelligence-gathering and prosecution capabilities. NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi stated this yesterday, in Abuja. The spokesman added that the support was from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, but clarified that it came on the heels of an award of N500 million grant received by the Agency from the ‘AbdulSamad Rabiu Initiative’ to fund selected projects. He explained that the…

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