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 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 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 Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a series of high-profile convictions and asset forfeitures in its ongoing campaign against illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria. In Lagos, businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, were sentenced on Monday, ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TWELVE-month manhunt for a notorious drug trafficker ended last week as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended Okechukwu Izugha, also known as Okey Omeogo, at his wife’s shop in Ijesha Market, Lagos. The arrest followed a months-long investigation after a 9kg cocaine s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SIXTY-SIX parcels of cannabis strain Loud, falsely declared as green tea, were intercepted at Murtala Muhammed International Airport following weeks of surveillance by anti-narcotic officers. The consignment, weighing 62.20 kilogrammes, arrived from Thailand through the United Arab Emirates aboard a...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN ELDERLY ex-convict, an 82-year-old woman, and a polytechnic student were among those arrested as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified its crackdown on illicit drugs, intercepting opioids worth over ₦3.2 billion at seaports and across various states. Operatives arrested 80-...
