The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed three men in Bayelsa State for trafficking in psychoactive substances hidden in noodles. The agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, adding that two of the three men were arrested at Swali Jetty, Yenagoa, on 27th March. He further stated that psychoactive drugs recovered from them were …

There is hardly a week that I will not encounter scammers on a couple of occasions, especially those inviting you to one Whatsapp zoom meeting or the other.  Once they introduce themselves, usually with a first name, and start sounding nice, asking after your work, family and health, be on your guard! They will then ask whether you are aware …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have in a special operation, weekend, disrupted criminal activities of a cocaine syndicate in Abuja, with the arrest of three leaders of the group. Consequently, Nnajiofor Kenechukwu, 41 and Okoro Christian, 35, were arrested on March 22, at Paint House Hotel while Umar Garba was arrested at Benna Street, 21 Road, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned the public, particularly those with relatives abroad, about a new fraudulent scheme being orchestrated by impersonators posing as NDLEA officers. This was made known in a statement by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, shared on the agency’s website on Saturday. The statement said: “The National Drug …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu, and a 30-year-old dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo in Bayelsa State. The anti-narcotic agency accused the duo of selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social gatherings within the state. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said officers of …

Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted a consignment of Indian hemp and other psychoactive drugs hidden in the engine compartment of a commercial bus travelling interstate. In a statement, yesterday, the Spokesman of the agency, Mr. Femi Babafemi said the drugs, weighing at least 5.2kg, were intercepted on Thursday on Gbongan-Ibadan Road in Osun. He …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have agreed to partner on the conduct of drug tests for footballers in the country as part of efforts to curb the menace of substance abuse in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy of NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi that was …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted what it described as the single largest heroin consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The agency also arrested members of an organised criminal organisation which specialises in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in an operation leading to the seizure of the consignment …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) have warned youths, especially students, to stay away from illicit drugs and psychotropic substances. The warning is in continuation of PRIMORG’s recently flagged-off drug demand reduction campaign tagged, Safe Without Drugs (SWiD) initiative at Government Secondary School, Apo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, last …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted a large consignment of loud, synthetic, strong strains of cannabis concealed in giant loudspeakers tucked in a consolidated cargo imported from New York, United States of America. In a press statement by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, the agency stated that, when the giant …