NDLEA destroys 16,142kg seized illicit drugs in Bauchi
By Charly Agwam – Bauchi National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 16,142kg of seized illicit drugs in Bauchi The seized drugs which include Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Exol-5, Cannabis Sativa and Cough syrups with codeine were destroyed on Thursday at Dungal Village, along Bauchi-Jos road. The Chairman and Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Col. […]
NDLEA secures 24 convictions, arrests 385 suspects in Akwa Ibom
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Akwa Ibom State Command said it secured a total of 24 convictions in the year 2019. The NDLEA State Commander, Mr. Mohammed Sokoto, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday said the convicted persons were among the 385 suspects arrested within the period. According […]
Court sentences drug trafficker to eight years imprisonment
The Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja sentenced one Oluwaseyi Anifowoshe to eight years imprisonment for drug trafficking. Anifowoshe who was arraigned on a two-count charge was sentenced to four years in prison each on the two counts. Justice Okon Abang said that both terms are to run concurrently from October 25, 2017, when […]
NDLEA arrests 110 suspected drug traffickers at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, Lagos, said it arrested 101 suspected drug traffickers in 2019. NDLEA Commander, Garba Ahmadu, made the disclosure at a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday. Ahmadu explained that 87 were males and 14 females, while total seizure cases of 76 were recorded […]
NDLEA arrests 110 suspected drug traffickers at Lagos airport in 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, Lagos, said it arrested 101 suspected drug traffickers in 2019. NDLEA Commander, Garba Ahmadu, made the disclosure at a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday. Ahmadu explained that 87 were males and 14 females, while total seizure cases of 76 were recorded […]
Abia to partner NDLEA to fight drug trafficking
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia The Abia State government has pledged support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to help combat the high use of illicit drugs in the state. Commissioner for Homeland Security, Abia State, Mr. Dan Okoli, who disclosed this during his visit to Abia NDLEA office, noted that NDLEA’s operations […]
