Tag: NDLEA
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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.
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Traditional medicine board inaugurates taskforce to check illegality in Ogun
The Ogun Alternate Medicine Board (OGAMB) has inaugurated a taskforce to curb unlawful practices in the subsector, as part of its effort to stamp out quackery. The OGAMB Chairman, Mr Balogun Olaleye, made this known in Abeokuta on Friday, at a one-day workshop. The workshop was staged with the National Association of Nigeria Traditional Medicine…
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My life at risk in prison – Suspended DCP, Kyari
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former Commander – Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari has alleged a threat to his life at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kuje. Kyari lamented that he is not safe sharing the same correctional facility with criminals. The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, disclosed this while urging an…
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NDLEA arrests two pregnant women at MMIA over illicit drugs
Mrs. Gloria Asibor was arrested on Thursday 5th May while attempting to board a Turkish Airline flight to Bolonia, Spain
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NDLEA uncovers N22b worth of imported Tramadol
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that ongoing investigation of a suspected drug baron, (name withheld) has led to the discovery of more than N22billion worth of tramadol. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday in Abuja.
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NDLEA intercepts N1.1bn travellers’ cheques, 10.89kg cocaine at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted travellers’ cheques in various foreign currencies of over an N1.1billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, of the agency, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at least, one…
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Drug integrity test on aspirants: IPAC rejects NDLEA’s proposal
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has rejected the proposal that political parties should make drug integrity test part of its screening requirements for aspirants seeking elective offices in 2023 general election. National Chairman, IPAC, Yabagi Sani, stated this in a statement in Abuja.
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Cocaine deal: Court gives NDLEA go-ahead to review facts in Abba Kyari’s trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s application to review facts of the two defendants who pleaded guilty in the ongoing trial of suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others on alleged cocaine deal. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, dismissed the objection raised by counsel for Kyari and…
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NDLEA nabs drug baron behind N3bn Tramadol linked to Abba Kyari’s team
Billionaire drug baron behind the N3billion Tramadol deal involving the embattled suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari-led Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
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“I feed Indian hemp seeds to my chickens” – Drug suspect
A suspect paraded by the NDLEA in Kaduna on Saturday for being in possession of Indian hemp seeds says they were for the consumption of his poultry birds. “I have a poultry farm and was told that if I feed the chickens with Indian hemp seeds, they would grow fast and strong, and would not…