Tag: NDLEA

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

Aminu Imam

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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Lagos residents consume over 100 bags of Indian hemp daily – Report

Aminu Imam

Records of drug offences in Nigerian courts show how deep drug abuse/trafficking has eaten into the fabric of society. According to counsel to NDLEA, Lagos State Command, Jeremiah Aernan, the rate of hard drug abuse by youths has become alarming. Aernan also blames the trend on peer group influence which, he believes, pushes some youths into cult activities, with a resultant effect of illicit drug use. According to him, while some youths go into drug abuse with a view to having an “experience,” due to their inquisitiveness, others become drug…

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Benin Republic hands over container-load of Tramadol worth N1.4bn to Customs

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), Seme Area Command, has received items suspected to be tramadol capsules concealed with packages of jumbo size adult diapers in a 40-feet container from officers of the Republic of Benin. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Hussain Abdullahi, revealed that the items have a Duty Paid Value, (DPV), of N1,447,297,050. Abdullahi, who quoted the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bello Jibo, said the container was handed over to the Command by authorities in the Republic of Benin under transit to Nigeria on November, 15.…

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’15 million Nigerians consume illicit drugs’ – NDLEA Chairman, Marwa alleges

Aminu Imam

The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this during an interactive session with local government council Chairmen in Plateau on Wednesday, in Jos. According to him, “As I speak to you, 15 million Nigerians use illicit drugs; one out of seven Nigerians take hard substances”. He decried the surge in the distribution and consumption of illicit substances, adding that one out of seven Nigerians indulged in…

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NDLEA seizes fresh consignments of cocaine, heroin worth N4.9bn in Lagos

Aminu Imam

Fresh consignments of cocaine and heroin with a combined weight of 16.85 kilograms worth over N4.9 billion in street value have been seized at the Apapa seaport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, both in Lagos, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA). According to reports, four persons are currently being investigated for the 13.65kg cocaine seized on board a ship, MV Karteria, which came into the Apapa Port from Santos, Brazil on Sunday 7th November, barely three weeks after 32.9kg of cocaine was intercepted at the port…

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‘Lagos airport epicentre of drug trafficking in Nigeria’ – NDLEA Boss, Marwa

Aminu Imam

The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has described the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos as the epicentre of drug trafficking in Nigeria. Marwa, while speaking yesterday, said this is based on the volume of drugs seized at the Lagos international airport since the beginning of the year. Marwa, who was a guest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja today for the weekly briefings coordinated by Nigeria’s Presidential Media Team, stated that “Murtala Mohammed International Airport remains the epicentre of the spectacular seizures, including…

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APC Congress: Kano State contestants to undergo drug test – Govt.

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) state congress scheduled for October 16, all contestants into party executive offices are to go for a mandatory drug test. The State’s Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, said yesterday that all contestants are to visit the state office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by 7:00 am, starting from yesterday (Tuesday, October 12) to the day of the closing of the screening exercise for the test. Garba, who said the decision was part of government policy to rid Kano of illicit…

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“Legalising cannabis will turn Nigeria into drug Armageddon’, NDLEA Chairman warns

Aminu Imam

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), has said the call for the legalisation of cannabis Sativa cannot succeed in Nigeria because the proliferation of illicit drugs often leads to crime, chaos and conflict. Marwa stated these while featuring as a Guest Speaker during the 2021 Ulefunta Annual Public Lecture, organised by the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi. According to an issued statement on Friday by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, Marwa was represented at the event by his Special Adviser on…

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Kano has 2 million drug addicts – NDLEA Boss, Marwa reveals 

Aminu Imam

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Chairman, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa(rtd), has disclosed that Kano State has about two million drug addicts, representing 16 percent prevalence. Marwa made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to the State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday, in Kano. “In Kano State, drug abuse prevalence is 16 percent; that is, in every six persons, one is a drug addict and they are between the ages of 15 years and 64 years”, he stated. The agency’s boss said since he assumed leadership of NDLEA…

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NDLEA arrests local gun manufacturer with G3 rifle, 78 rounds of live ammunition in Benue

Aminu Imam

The Benue State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested a man with a fabricated high calibre G3 rifle and 78 rounds of live ammunition. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Chairman, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), said the suspect was arrested on August 4, in a bus en route Jos from Onitsha, after the vehicle was flagged down at Aliade checkpoint for search. According to him, the checkpoint was to stop and search vehicles for drugs; however, he noted that the…

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