By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ILLICIT DRUG supply chains linked to banditry and transnational trafficking came under renewed pressure as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) carried out coordinated arrests, factory raids and seizures across several states, leading to the capture of a fleeing drug s...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter  OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered more than 7.6 million tramadol pills and 76,273.4 kilograms of cannabis, including strains such as Colorado, Skunk, and Loud, during intelligence-led operations across the country. Several members of drug trafficking organisatio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent BID TO deepen the national response to substance abuse gained further momentum as the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) Nigeria positioned its support behind the renewed leadership of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), emphasising the need for stronger joint action acros...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia correspondent OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a social media network distributing illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks, arresting two masterminds in Lagos. The syndicate, operated by Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi, imported...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SPRAWLING OPIODS network crumbling under law enforcement pressure led to the seizure of illicit substances worth over N6.7 billion and the arrest of six suspected traffickers in Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confirmed the haul during a targeted operation at a residential compou...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent BRIGADIER-GENERAL Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for collective action to tackle drug abuse, trafficking, and other social vices in Nigeria. Speaking at the 7th Security and Emergency Management Awards a...
By JKNewsMedia THE UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) has reaffirmed its commitment to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and deepen collaboration in combating substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The assurance was delivered during a courtesy visit by the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Salem Saeed ...
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 ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MONTHS OF surveillance culminated in the arrest of a wanted drug baron, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, while he attempted to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Um...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INTERNATIONAL DRUG cartels suffered another major setback as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) secured a combined 21-year jail sentence against five members involved in the trafficking of 68.9 kilograms of cocaine and tramadol through the Murtala Muhammed Internatio...
