Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.6 kilogrammes into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She was arrested after the illicit consignment was discovered […]
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In what seems to be an added feather to ongoing efforts towards entrenching sanity on the highways, the President of the Court of Appeal, Her Lordship, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has taken a strong stance to combat driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and drugs, a move aimed at reducing the rate of drunk driving […]
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…7 days after ingesting illicit consignment, deported from Lebanon, nabbed at MMIA . As NDLEA intercepts 2,000kg skunk coming from Ghana at Lagos beach In a near death experience, a 59-year-old businessman Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe has undergone a surgery, exploratory laparotomy, to let out 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine stuck in his stomach […]
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Recovers skuchies, ‘suck and die’, opioids, assorted weapons in raids across Lagos, Ekiti, Kwara; destroys cannabis plantation in Kano Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in duvet, packaged for export to the United Kingdom through the cargo shed of the […]
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By Suoyo The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on August 9 busted the warehouse of a female drug lord, one Faith Ebele Nwankwo after eight cartons of tramadol 225mg were discovered in her car in Lagos. The Director, Media, and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 19-year-old undergraduate student identified as Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi after he was caught trying to export 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in crayfish package to Europe. Daberechi, who was traveling Cyprus for his undergraduate studies, was apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo The Rivers State police command has arrested 20 suspects various parts of the state for Drug-related crimes on Tuesday June 20, 2023. The Police Public Relations Officer Rivers State, SP Grace Iringe-koko disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement. Advertisement The suspects were arrested following a directive of the Commissioner of Police, […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 534 persons in connection with drug crimes across the nation in an ongoing clampdown operation on drug joints nationwide aimed at ensuring a hitch-free inauguration of new administration both at the central and at state levels. The agency disclosed in statement on Friday, […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reportedly found 24 parcels of cocaine concealed in 12 tyres of lawnmowers imported into the country through the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA). Confirming the News was Mr Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director ,Media and Advocacy, in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo The alleged backbone of a major cartel distributing drugs in Delta and adjourning states has been smashed following the arrest of a wanted drug baroness, Bridget Oghenekevwe Emeka, a.k.a Mama, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Director, Media & Advocacy of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi in a statement on […]
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