Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INTERNATIONAL DRUG cartels no longer find Nigeria a permissive ground, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has affirmed, citing arrests, seizures and convictions recorded by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over the past five years. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NONAGENARIAN, Pa Friday Ahukanna Chigbu, was among the criminals nabbed in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking has led to the arrest of the 93-year-old great grandfather. Arrested alongside him was a 69-year-old medical doctor as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent LARGE QUANTITIES of cocaine concealed in imported dry stock fish heads have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), with a key syndicate member arrested in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the operation followed intelligence on trans-border crimina...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ILLICIT DRUGS consignments concealed in carton walls, winter jackets and body cream containers and bound for Europe have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja and a courier firm in Lagos. JKN...
By JKNewsMedia COMMITMENT TO global cooperation in the fight against illicit drugs and transnational organised crime was reaffirmed as officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) graduated from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration Training Academy (USDEATA) in Quantico, Virginia. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the N...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INTERCEPTION OF a major heroin shipment at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja has led to the arrest of a Brazilian woman by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), alongside multiple seizures of explosives and illicit drugs across several states. JKNewsMedia....
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN a decade of manhunt ended as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo Kanmo,” on Saturday. He is linked to the killing of three of NDLEA officers as the agency also recovered diver...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter ILLICIT DRUGS concealed in coffee sachets and book parcels have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as it recorded multiple arrests and seizures across ports, courier firms and several states. The agency said its operatives intercepted various quantities of Ketamine, Ecsta...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ILLICIT DRUGS concealed for export and widespread domestic distribution were intercepted as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded multiple arrests and seizures across several states, including the interception of a United Kingdom (UK)- bound cocaine consignment...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed active collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) to trace and dismantle the international cartel responsible for the importation of a 1,000-kilogram cocaine ...
