Three operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been injured with one shot in the head following an attack by hoodlums protecting a drugs’ den inside the Opuje forest in Edo State. In a statement on Thursday, the spokesman for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the operatives came under gunfire in the early hours of Monday, 4 …

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa (retd.), has warned that there will be no room for internal sabotage in the renewed war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. Marwa gave the warning in his remarks at the passing out ceremony of an additional 2,500 cadets of Senior Officers Basic Course …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged parents to be vigilant and check for small, decorative bottles in the bags or pockets of their children. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi disclosed that the bottles are reportedly being used to package a substance known as Loud/Colos, particularly among youths in …

The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of his commitment to bolstering the current partnership between his government and the anti-narcotics agency to achieve the goal of a drug-free society across all 27 local government areas of the state. Zulum gave the assurance when he hosted NDLEA Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier …

No fewer than 14,481,519 pills of tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over N13 billion in street value have been recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in three major busts of drug cartels operating in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota and the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The anti-narcotics agency …

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), on Thursday, charged newly trained 2,500 personnel of the agency ready for deployment to stand firm and reject insidious temptations that would come their way from drug barons and cartels. Speaking at the passing out parade of the newly trained narcotic agents and narcotic assistants …

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have arrested a 67-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Clement Chukwuemeka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for ingesting 100 wraps of cocaine. The suspect was quoted to have said he engaged in the illicit business to raise enough money to marry a new wife and start life afresh after wasting 30 years of …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that contrary to reports that went viral in the media and online, the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, was never arrested by the agency. The spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said, “We also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social media that Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, was arrested and detained …

The Bayelsa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 27 suspected illicit drug dealers between September and early October 2023, at various locations in the state. It also seized a total of 491.032 kilogrammes of illegal substances as it intensified the War Against Drug Abuse campaign in the state. The state commander of the NDLEA, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday, said it has destroyed a cannabis farm in Ekiti state which spans across 16 hectares of farmland while 4,000 kilograms of different illicit drugs were intercepted in multiple raids across the country. In a statement via the agency’s website on Sunday, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said …