Tag: NDLEA
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NDLEA seizes N6bn worth of drugs in Apapa
The Apapa Area Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it seized 19,703.25 kgs of hard drugs, worth over N6 billion between January and June 20. Its Commander, Mr Ameh Inalegwu, disclosed this in Lagos. He said that the command was ready to curb the menace
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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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[BREAKING] Drug deal: Court sentences 2 Abba Kyari co-defendants to two years imprisonment
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two co-defendants in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari over an alleged drug deal to two years imprisonment. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, said having admitted to having committed the offence preferred against them…
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NDLEA arrests 11 suspects, seizes large consignments of drugs at Abuja, Lagos airports
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested 11 suspects in connection with attempts by some cartels to smuggle illicit drugs through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja and the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA). The NDLEA said that large consignments of drugs were seized in the process from the suspects.…
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NDLEA foils drug cartels attempt to break through security at Airports, seizes large consignments of drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled attempts by drug cartels to break through security at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and seized large consignments of drugs. Spokesman of the Agency Femi Babafemi said 11 members of drug syndicates were arrested in connection…
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NDLEA confiscates 2,000 kg of drugs in Plateau -Commander
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Plateau Command says it has confiscated 2,000 tonnes of drugs in the state from January to date. The Commander of the Agency in the state, Mr Umar Yahuza, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Jos.
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Actress Onyii Alexx demands explanation from NDLEA for invading her home without warrant
Nollywood Actress Onyii Alexx has accused the operatives of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of invading her home without a warrant, demanding for explanation. The 32-year-old called out the organization in an Instagram post.
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Drug kingpin excretes 95 pellets of heroin in Abuja
A 36-year-old Nigerian, based in Italy, Nwakanma Uche, has excreted 95 pellets of heroin, after he was arrested by operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA). Uche was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, after it was discovered that he had ingested the pellets.
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KUJE PRISON: How Abba Kyari escaped assassination by 190 inmates
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has escaped assassination by enraged inmates and offered N200,000 bribe to each of them after they accused him of insincerity in bribe-for-release transactions while in active service. Prison officials are considering shifting Kyari to the custody of the State Security Service (SSS).
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NDLEA arrests wanted drug baroness in Delta
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have broken the backbone of a major drug cartel distributing outfit in Delta and adjourning states and arrested a wanted drug baroness.