The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has decried what it described as baseless and unfounded, allegations of nepotism and favouritism in the appointment of its Directors, Commanders and other top officials of the anti-drug abuse organization. This is just as the Agency noted that out of the 108 topmost appointments and positions in the Agency, 68 of them are …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have smashed drug syndicates and intercepted 31.124 million pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth over N17.93 billion in street value at the Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers State and Tincan seaport in Lagos. In a statement, NDLEA said: “The seizures were made following intelligence processed by …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned the Oduma community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to return a stolen pistol belonging to the agency within seven days or face legal consequences. This was disclosed in a statement by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Obah. No fewer than four NDLEA operatives were injured after being assaulted …

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd.) has granted special promotions to eight officers of the Marine Command of the Agency for their brave and professional conduct during a recent operation. The officers arrested a drug trafficker and intercepted boats moving illicit drugs from Ghana to Nigeria through the Lagos waterways. …

The Delta State Commander of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Barr. Abubakar Wada has said that over 14.6 per cent of Nigerians are drug abusers. He added that the statistics of drug abusers in Nigeria, especially in the higher institutions, and its environs were alarming and threatening. He made the assertion when he paid a courtesy call on the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday said an Onitsha, Anambra State-based businessman, Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after 12 days of observation. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this followed Nosike’s arrest at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos by operatives of the NDLEA. According to the statement, …

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), says with the recent overseas training of its officers, drug cartels will now be discouraged from shipping cocaine into Nigeria because they will be spotted and arrested. According to a statement on Tuesday by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Marwa made the remark while receiving the …

Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted five different shipments of opioids and other psychoactive substances, such as promethazine, pentazocine, diazepam, tramadol and morphine concealed in cloths and other items meant for export to the United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK). While one of the shipments containing 820grams of promethazine and pentazocine injections was …

Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested the head of the Akarabata community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ba’ale Ige Babatunde, 50, with fresh cannabis plants that weighed 5kg. The operatives also raided the Lagos base of a high-profile cocaine syndicate headed by a couple, Agbakoba Mmadu, and Agbakoba Chinwe, as well as their associate, Okoye Maryjane, where …

The Ondo State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria has partnered with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to combat drug abuse among sportsmen and women, as well as other stakeholders. The partnership was highlighted during a sensitisation program held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure on Sunday. Speaking at the …