NDLEA arrests 127 drug suspects, convicts 34 in Adamawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adamawa Command, convicted 34 drug offenders and arrested 127 suspects in 2019. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Alhaji Idris Bello told journalists on Saturday in Yola that the suspects comprised of 125 men and two women while the 34 convicted persons were all men aged between 18-50 […]
NDLEA destroys 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Oyo state
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Command in Oyo State, on Thursday destroyed over 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Abatade in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Addressing newsmen during the exercise, the state NDLEA Commander, Mr. Ralph Igwenagu, said the command had previously destroyed six hectares of plantation in Ibarapa […]
Cannabis cultivation a heinous crime – NDLEA
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd), said on Thursday the cultivation of Cannabis Sativa remains a heinous crime under Nigeria’s penal code. This was contained in a document issued at the end of the two-day National workshop on the implementation of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration of the […]
NDLEA destroys 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Oyo state
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Command in Oyo State, on Thursday destroyed over 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Abatade in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Addressing newsmen during the exercise, the state NDLEA Commander, Mr Ralph Igwenagu, said the command had previously destroyed six hectares of plantation in Ibarapa […]
NDLEA arrests ‘notorious’ drug dealer in Imo
The Imo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of one Uzochi Agbakwuru, an alleged notorious drug dealer in the state. A statement issued in Owerri on Wednesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Uche Sampson, said Agbakwuru was arrested on October 18 and was in the agency’s […]
Policeman, trafficker arrested for supplying drugs to ‘Boko-Haram’
Apeh said the drug trafficker had confessed buying the prohibited substance from an unnamed customs officer in Lagos.
Agency clears air on alleged recruitment racket in NDLEA
An ICT Firm based in the United States, Emplug Limited has dismissed the publications in the media by some national dailies (not Vanguard) that it used its recruitment Portal to swindle the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA the sum of N100 million in the ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise of NDLEA.
NDLEA arrests two, impounds bus, suspected cannabis
The Edo Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two suspected cannabis cultivators.
I smuggled cocaine into Nigeria because I needed money for my wedding ― Suspect
By Evelyn Usman An attempt by a Brazilian-based Nigerian to allegedly smuggle five Kilogrammes of pure Cocaine into the country has been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Command, following his arrest. The suspect identified as Ibeh Chukwuma, as gathered, arrived the International Airport via Ethiopian […]
NDLEA nabs Brazil-based Nigerian with 5kg of cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has apprehended a 36-year-old Brazil-based Nigerian man with 5kg of pure cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA).
Kofi Annan centre to partner NDLEA on maritime security
The Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) will partner the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the implementation of a maritime security project for West and Central Africa.
NDLEA Surviving on Charity, as lawmakers move to grant agency autonomy
By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is carrying out its operations on proceeds from charity, the House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, revealed yesterday. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Francis Agbo(PDP-Benue) who made the disclosure at his committee’s inaugural meeting in Abuja, said he will also sponsor […]
Beware of fraudsters, NDLEA yet to shortlist — Official
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday warned the public against fraudsters and scammers claiming to have shortlisted candidates for the recruitment exercise on behalf of the agency.
NDLEA arrests 65 suspects, seizes 4582.57kg of narcotics in Edo State
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it apprehended 65 suspected drug traffickers and seized 4,582.57 kilograms of suspected drugs. The State Commander of the Agency, Mr. Buba Wakawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday said that the arrests and seizures were made between […]
Nigeria not ready for Internet Pharmacy practice, PSN cautions
By Sola Ogundipe Pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Lagos State branch have cautioned against promoting and embracing Internet Pharmacy practice (also known as an online pharmacy) in Nigeria saying such move would only worsen the already bad fortunes of the nation’s drug distribution system. Chairman of the branch, Pharm Bola […]
Illicit drugs consumption worries stakeholders in Nasarawa
By David Odama – Lafia Worried by the Circulation and consumption of illicit and substandard drugs in urban and rural areas, stakeholders in Nasarawa state have decried the trend and called for urgent measures to stem the danger posed in the state. They have Al’s identified the situation as the major challenge responsible for the […]
