By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ─ NDLEA Intercepts 2,000kg Skunk from Ghana at Lagos Beach A DANGEROUS drug trafficking operation nearly turned fatal for a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, after he ingested 81 wraps of cocaine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. After seven days of carrying the illicit substance in his stom...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ILLICIT DRUGS hidden in a duvet and destined for the United Kingdom (UK) were on Saturday intercepted at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) discovered six parcels of synthetic cannabis, Loud, weighing 3.50kg during routi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO traffic cocaine and other illicit drugs through Nigeria’s airports and highways have suffered major blows, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepts multiple consignments in a sweeping crackdown. A 200-level nursing student of Noida International University, Est...
A FEDERAL High Court in Lagos has sentenced four drug barons to a combined 28 years of imprisonment with hard labour for their roles in the seizure of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine. This has been described as the largest single haul in Nigeria’s history. The court, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro, also ordered the […]
By JKNewsMedia EFFORTS TO tighten security at Nigeria’s major airports have gained momentum as selected officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) participated in advanced training programmes aimed at bolstering operational efficiency. The sessions focused on the Advance Passenger Information System (API) and Passenger Target...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter DRUG TRAFICKING syndicates operating across Nigeria and Cameroon suffered a major blow as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dismantled their networks, seizing cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira. NDLEA arrested six prominent figures tied to cartels supplying psych...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter A 41-YEAR-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for importing 35.20 kilograms of synthetic cannabis, known as “Canadian Loud,” into Nigeria. The Federal High Court in Lagos delivered the verdict on October 23, 2024. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agen...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) Home Office International Operations (HOIO) are stepping up efforts in the fight against drug trafficking. A fresh Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two bodies was signed in Abuja, signaling a renewed commi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A surge in drug trafficking operations at the Lagos airport and seaports has led to multiple arrests, with several suspects caught attempting to smuggle cocaine and synthetic cannabis. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted individuals at the Murtala Muhammed International Airpo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter The increasing sophistication of drug traffickers along Nigeria’s coastal waters has prompted a stronger response from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Drug syndicates have been using merchant ships, private yachts, and even fishing trawlers to smuggle illicit substances into the cou...
