Contraband cannabis, worth over $12.8 million (about N19.8 billion) and destined for Nigeria, was recently seized in a major bust at the Port of Montreal, Canada. The cannabis, which weigh nearly 1,400 kilogrammes, was discovered by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The seizure followed an inspection of a marine container, which was loaded with vehicles and vehicle parts, by …

A 70-year-old grandma, Selifat Funke Cole, and her son, Babajide Ayorinde Cole, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), with 117.900kg of cannabis sativa. The arrest followed the raiding of a house in the Mushin area of Lagos where the woman resides with her family. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi made this …

The Nigerian Navy has foiled attempts by some criminals to convey Cannabis Sativa through the Lagos waterways into communities in the state, recovering illicit substances worth N235 million. The recovery was made by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft, Apapa, and the Forward Operating Base (FOB), Badagry, respectively, in Iworo, Ibeju, Pako Beach seaside and other communities in the state. …

The Kebbi State Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,080 pieces of donkey skin alongside 371 parcels of cannabis sativa in the state. The Area Controller of NCS in the state, Dr Ben Oramalugo, who disclosed this at a press conference on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi, said the value of the seized items was N164,815,629. He said, …

Rivers State command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has denied a report that its men obtained a N600,000 bribe to free a teenage girl arrested for selling drugs in the state. According to a Facebook user, Courage Nsirimovu, NDLEA operatives demanded N600,000 to grant bail to a 10-year-old suspect, who was arrested selling drugs. NDLEA’s Deputy State Commander …

The House of Representatives has been praised by the International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP) Nigeria Chapter for stepping down a bill to legalise cannabis in Nigeria. ISSUP said that is a positive development for the country’s public health. In a statement in Lagos, ISSUP President, Dr. Martin Agwogie praised the measure and urged the upper …

A bill seeking to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, 2004 and grant it more powers to revoke licenses for the cultivation of cannabis plants in Nigeria for medicinal purposes failed to fly in the House of Representatives on Thursday. On Wednesday at the plenary, the measure that Hon. Benjamin Kalu and Hon. Olumide Osoba had co-sponsored …