The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd.) has ordered a nationwide clampdown on the sale and use of nitrous oxide also known as ”laughing gas”. Nitrous oxide, also called “N20″ is a colourless gas used for sedation and pain relief by dentists and medical professionals to sedate patients undergoing minor medical procedures. However, Marwa …

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has decorated three Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics (DCGN) and four Assistant Commanders General of Narcotics. The officers were among the list of 3,248 newly promoted and regularised officers and men of the anti-narcotic agency. At the colourful event, where 12 state …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday announced the arrest of two Ghanaians, Monday Saba and Hakeem Kwana, and 11 other suspects for drug-related offences in different parts of the country. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that NDLEA officials intercepted two imported consignments of a strong strain …

The Kano State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested at least 1,064 suspects between June last year and this month. In a statement on Friday, the acting Public Relations Officer of the Command, Sadik Maigatari said the suspects arrested included 1,001 males. He also said, within the period, the command recovered 7530.813 kilogrammes, which …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Qatar-based drug kingpins, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy, and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu following the interception of their methamphetamine consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said Ugwuoke was the first to be …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory producing a deadly substance, Methamphetamine, in Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that packaged sachets of the drug and various precursor chemicals used in the production were recovered. He added that the clandestine laboratory located at No. 4, …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested members of a syndicate involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of the lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl. The lethal drug is 100 times stronger than Tramadol and capable of causing mass casualty among the youth population being targeted by the cartels. The agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said: “Two …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices allegedly being taken to bandits’ camp in Niger State, bordering the Federal Capital Territory, ahead of today’s presidential inauguration. The Chairman of the anti-narcotics agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd.) has since ordered the immediate transfer of a suspect, Musa …

The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has cautioned young Nigerians against the use of illicit drugs. The NDLEA boss made the call on Wednesday in Abuja, while speaking on the topic: “Culture, drug abuse and the future of Nigerian youths” at the 2023 Annual Public Lecture of the National Institute …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has explained why it resorted to the trial of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and his co-defendants behind closed doors. NDLEA counsel, Mr. Sunday Joseph explained to newsmen who were barred on Tuesday from covering the sitting shortly after the case was adjourned by Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal …