Drugs

NDLEA recovers billion naira worth of drugs in nationwide raids

4 months ago2629 min

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the recovery of a multi-billion naira worth of cocaine concealed in heavy-duty automobile pivot shafts, and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, by its operatives in a nationwide intelligence-led operation. PUNCH Metro learnt in a statement released on Sunday by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, that the NDLEA intercepted and seized 12.814kg of cocaine in two shipments at a courier firm in Lagos, 10kg of Loud (synthetic cannabis)...

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NDLEA intercepts drugs hidden in spare parts, wrappers

5 months ago1293 min

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have countered attempts by drug cartels to capitalise on recent protests to expand their activities. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in videos shared on X.com on Sunday. According to Babafemi, the cartels had planned to take advantage of the protests to move their “markets” across land, sea, and air. However, NDLEA operatives, armed with personnel, intelligence, cutting-edge technology, and sniffer dogs,...

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NDLEA arrests 12 with drugs hidden in baby food tins

5 months ago6428 min

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested 12 persons suspected of possessing illicit drugs hidden in Cerelac baby food tins, clothes, and bodies of vehicle compartments, across various states in the country. This was disclosed in a statement released on the NDLEA’s official X account, signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. According to the statement, a freight agent, Suliat Salaudeen, was arrested after multiple shipments of illicit...

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Police Storm Alleged Criminal Hideouts In Abuja, Arrest 85 Suspects For Peddling Hard Drugs, Producing Counterfeit Currencies, Others

9 months ago1013 min

Police Storm Alleged Criminal Hideouts In Abuja, Arrest 85 Suspects For Peddling Hard Drugs, Producing Counterfeit Currencies, Others The Federal Capital Territory Police Command between March 31 and April 4, 2024 stormed some identified black spots and criminal hideouts in Durumi and Dei-Dei axis of Abuja and arrested 85 suspects for various offences. The offences range from erecting illegal structures and shanties to the peddling of hard drugs and the manufacturing of counterfeit currencies....