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...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES have arrested a notorious drug baron connected to multiple failed cocaine smuggling attempts to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The suspect, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu, also known as Barryshine, had evaded capture for two years. His name first surfaced during investigations into cocaine smugglin...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large consignments of cocaine, tramadol, and cannabis at various locations across Nigeria. These substances, concealed in everyday items, were set to be smuggled to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, and South Africa. In Lagos, NDLEA ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismissed allegations of bias in its appointment of directors and commanders, calling the claims baseless. In a statement on Thursday signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & AdvocacyNDLEA on September 5, 2024, the agency responded to social medi...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS and local stakeholders in the global fight against illicit drug trafficking have pledged their support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) Alternative Development Project (ADP). This initiative aims to redirect illicit drug producers and dealers towards lawful an...
By Joke Kujenya MAJOR ARRESTS led to the capture of Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, an Onitsha businessman, who excreted 68 wraps of cocaine. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended Nosike at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. He was attempting to board a flight to Abuja on August 8, 2024, with plans...
By Joke Kujenya A 54-YEAR-old businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The arrest occurred on Monday, August 12, 2024, as he attempted to board a Qatar Airways flight bound for Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha. NDLEA operatives discovered Mbadugha...
By Joke Kujenya NINETEEN DRUG traffickers, including three notorious kingpins, have received a combined 302 years in prison for their involvement in Nigeria’s illicit drug trade. Various Federal High Courts across the country delivered these sentences between July 1st and 31st, 2024, after successful prosecutions by the National Drug Law...
