Intercepts

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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Immigration intercepts traffickers, rescues baby, three others in Lagos

5 months ago2674 min

The Nigerian Immigration Service, Lagos Border Patrol Command, Seme, Badagry, Lagos State, has rescued a six-month-old baby and three others, suspected to be victims of human trafficking. The Controller of the command, Comptroller Peter Adache, who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Badagry on Friday, said the victims were rescued when the officials intercepted a yet-to-be-identified couple suspected to be human traffickers. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Adache said the suspects were...

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NDLEA intercepts over 1m bottles of codeine from India

5 months ago2714 min

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have again intercepted another batch of seven containers bearing 1,229,400 bottles of the codeine worth over N9,835,200,000 shipped from India at Onne ports in Rivers State. This development came barely three weeks after seizing 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid worth over N7, 350,000,000 in street value, at the Port Harcourt Ports complex, Onne. According to a statement signed by the NDLEA’s...

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Israel Intercepts Iran’s Attack With U.S. Support, Says Minor Damage Caused

8 months ago2738 min

Iran launched several waves of attacks against Israel overnight, apparently targeting multiple military locations across the country. The attack triggered anti-aircraft defenses in Israel, as well as prompted its allies, including the United States and the United Kingdom to scramble jets from their bases in the Middle East in an effort to shoot down the projectiles before they reach their targets, RT reports. The strikes come in retaliation to an...