Tag: Drug Trafficking
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Alleged drug deal: DCP Kyari ask court to strike out case
In the motion filed by his counsel Ikpeazu Ikpeazu, suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, has asked the court to strike out the drug trafficking charges preferred against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), alleging that the offence his being tried for was committed during a police investigation and the Police Service…
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Back from Ethiopian prison, ex-convict arrested with cocaine at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an ex-convict, Onyeka Madukolu, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, for importing 5.90 kilograms of cocaine.
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Drug trafficking: NDLEA arrests 7 at Kano airport
Seven suspects have been arrested by the Natiional Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged drug trafficking at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano in May and June. Its commander at the airport, Mr Sani Abubakar, made the disclosure on Friday in Kano in commemoration of the 2022 UN International Day against Drug Abuse…
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Suspended DCP Abba Kyari pleads not guilty to drug trafficking
Suspended DCP Abba Kyari on Monday pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charge filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Kyari told Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, following his arraignment, alongside six others, on allegations bordering on drug trafficking.
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Five men to spend 126 years in prison for drug trafficking offences
Five men namely; Ndubuisi John, Haruna Aliyu, Saddam Abdullahi, Bashir Usman, and Usman Ibrahim have been sentenced to a total of 126-years imprisonment
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Drug trafficking: Mexico former defence minister detained in US
Mexico’s former Defence Minister Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested Thursday in the United States, allegedly at the request of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, in connection with a corruption inquiry. Cienfuegos, who was defence chief from 2012 to 2018, was said to have been on a trip with his family when he was detained at Los…
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Drug trafficking: NDLEA secures release of Nigerian held by Saudi Arabia for three years
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has secured the freedom of one Ibrahim Abubakar, a Nigerian held in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking. Ibrahim was released after three years of incarceration in the Middle Eastern country following presentations from investigation reports by NDLEA that exonerated him. Abubakar was arrested upon arrival…
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3 notorious drug traffickers get 29 months prison sentence
Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday sentenced three men to 29 months imprisonment for dealing in Indian hemp. The convicts are Azeez Olagboye, Kehinde Saheed and Taofeek Ajadi. In three separate judgments, Ayo-Emmanuel held that he convicted the trio based on the evidence before him. The judge sentenced Olagboye and…