News as it breaks
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested another suspected Mexican drug kingpin and dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State. The suspect, identified as Mexican national Arturo Carrera Loaiza, was arrested while allegedly attempting to leave Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.…
Justice Friday Ogazi of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce social media influencer and businessman Kazeem Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, before the court over his alleged 14-day detention without charge. The judge also directed the anti-drug…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kebbi State says it has arrested 166 suspected drug offenders and seized more than 287 kilograms of illicit substances as authorities intensify efforts to tackle drug abuse and trafficking. The State Commander of the NDLEA, Rabiu Abdullahi Sokoto, disclosed the figures…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 58-year-old alleged fugitive drug lord, Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya, who had reportedly been on the wanted list of Nigerian and British authorities for more than 15 years. The suspect was apprehended during a coordinated operation by officers of the NDLEA Special…
A notorious drug trafficking suspect popularly known as “Kanmo-Kanmo” has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), 12 years after he allegedly orchestrated the killing of three NDLEA officers. The suspect, identified as Lekan Jimoh, was apprehended in Owode town, Ogun State, following intelligence-led…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered several sophisticated attempts to smuggle illicit drugs out of Nigeria, with narcotics concealed in items such as frozen snails, rechargeable electrical bulbs, and female clothing. According to a statement released on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully dismantled two major drug cartels responsible for smuggling cocaine consignments from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, arresting six suspects, including an alleged kingpin identified as Alhaji Hammed Taofeek Ode. In a statement issued on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said the…
Three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking have been released following a comprehensive investigation and diplomatic engagement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA announced their release on Wednesday at a press briefing in Abuja, confirming that Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 55-year-old drug baron, Mohammed Abubakar, popularly known as Bello Karama, and five members of his syndicate allegedly behind a criminal operation at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport that led to the detention of three unsuspecting Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have apprehended Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus, a Brazil returnee, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Udechukwu ingested 60 wraps of cocaine, totaling 1.279 kilograms, on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil. This was made known in a statement signed by the Director,…
