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NDLEA Intercepts UK Cannabis Shipments, Finds Opioids in Bread, Speakers

September 13, 2026

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis concealed in cargoes from Britain and recovered more than 2.3 metric tons of assorted illicit drugs in operations across eight states, the

News·Nigeria·Top Stories

NDLEA Arrests Convicted Trafficker, Seizes Drugs Hidden in Fuel Tanker

September 6, 2026

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker accused of returning to the drug trade under a new identity of a Herbal tea merchant and seized more

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Fugitive Drug Trafficker, Former Footballer Jailed Over Cocaine Smuggling After Decade-Long Manhunt

July 27, 2026

A fugitive drug trafficker who evaded justice for nearly a decade and a former international footballer have been sentenced to a combined 24 years’ imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Lagos

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NDLEA Arrests Lagos Businessman Over Alleged Cocaine Smuggling to UK, Seizes Multi-Billion Naira Drug Haul

July 27, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 55-year-old Lagos businessman, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 3.3 kilograms of cocaine to the United Kingdom by concealing

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NDLEA Declares Suspected Drug Kingpin, Associates Wanted Over Meth Production, Freezes N9.8bn Assets

July 17, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a suspected drug kingpin, Nnamuka Kelvin Uchenna, also known as Odogwu, and three associates wanted over their alleged involvement in the establishment of

News·Security·Top Stories

How NDLEA Tracked, Dismantled Nigeria’s Largest Meth Lab Hidden Inside Ogun Forest

May 21, 2026

Months of intelligence gathering, covert surveillance, and simultaneous tactical raids led operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to what officials now describe as the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever

News·Top Stories

Court Acquits Abba Kyari, Brothers of 23-Count NDLEA Asset Declaration Charges

March 5, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his two brothers, Mohammed and Ali Kyari, of a 23-count charge bordering on

News·Nigeria·Top Stories

Nigeria to Move Cannabis Farmers Into Legal Crops

January 28, 2026

Nigeria’s anti-drugs agency has launched a pilot programme aimed at persuading cannabis farmers to abandon illegal cultivation and switch to legal, profitable crops The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) unveiled the

News·Nigeria·Politics

Tinubu Reappoints Marwa as NDLEA Chairman for Second Five-Year Term

November 14, 2025

President Tinubu has reappointed Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), extending his tenure for another five years. Marwa, first appointed by former President

Celebrity News·News·Nigeria·Top Stories

Lagos Court Seizes Pretty Mike’s Nightclub Amid NDLEA Drug Probe

November 5, 2025

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of a nightclub owned by popular entertainer and socialite, Mike Nwalie, widely known as Pretty Mike, over allegations of its use

News·Nigeria

NDLEA Arrests Businessman at Kano Airport, Recovers 127 Wraps of Cocaine

October 12, 2025

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for allegedly trafficking cocaine into Nigeria.

News

NDLEA Foils Cocaine, Cannabis Trafficking Across Nigeria, Arrests Lagos Widow Using Fake Pregnancy

August 24, 2025

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have demonstrated exceptional vigilance and operational dexterity in a series of high-profile drug interdictions across Nigeria, including the arrest of a Lagos widow

News

NDLEA Nabs Ex-Nigerian Footballer Segun Hunkarin For Cocaine Smuggling

June 30, 2025

A former Nigerian international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over his alleged involvement

News

NDLEA Destroys 30 Hectares of Cannabis Farmland In Cross River, Arrests 191 Suspects

June 28, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed a 30-hectare cannabis sativa plantation discovered deep within the forests of Esuk-Odot, in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. Speaking on

Opinion

Drug Addiction, Rehabilitation And Enhanced Budget

January 18, 2025

Another budgeting circle is here in Nigeria, even as agencies of the Federal Government are vigorously pursuing and defending robustly their respective proposed budgets in the earliest weeks of January. Some of

Business News·News

Customs Seize N57 Million Worth Of Marijuana In Kwara, Driver Flees

August 29, 2024

Customs Officers Stop Truck with Cannabis in Kwara The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), Kwara Command, on Wednesday, announced a significant interception of illegal drugs. Faith Ojeifo, the controller of Customs Area Kwara

News

NDLEA Inducts Optiva Capital Partners’ Franklin Nechi As WADA Ambassador

July 18, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has inducted the Chairman of Optiva Capital Partners, Mr Franklin Nechi, into an ambassadorial role within its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative. The ceremony

Business News·News

FEC Approves $1.442bn For NDLEA Arms Procurement, Bans Single-Use Plastics

June 26, 2024

FEC Boosting Anti-Narcotics Operations The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.442 billion for the procurement of arms, ammunition, and equipment to enhance the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) anti-narcotics operations.

Business News·News

NDLEA Destroys Over 300,000 Kilograms Of Drugs In Lagos, Ogun State

April 16, 2024

In a decisive move against drug trafficking and abuse, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) obliterated a significant cache of narcotics, totaling 304,436 kilograms and 40,042 liters. The operation, conducted on

News

NDLEA Launches Massive Raids In Lagos, Edo, Ondo, Seizes 44,948kg Drugs, 11 vehicles

March 25, 2024

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have launched massive raids across Lagos, Edo and Ondo states leading to the seizure of over 44,948.1 kilograms (44.9 tonnes) of illicit drugs

Opinion

Appraisal Of NDLEA’s Rehab Efforts

February 6, 2024

“In addition to the treatment and counseling centres in about 30 NDLEA commands nationwide, there are two model rehabilitation centres almost ready for commissioning in Enugu and Abuja any moment from now.”

Business News·News

NDLEA Strikes In Lagos, Seizes Over N13 Billion Worth Of Opioids

November 5, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a blow to drug cartels operating in Lagos as their successful raids have resulted in the seizure of N13 billion worth of opioids. The

Entertainment·News

Naira Marley Partners Against Substance Abuse, Not Ambassador – NDLEA Clears

August 19, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has addressed misconceptions surrounding their engagement with music sensation Afeez Adeshina Fashola, aka Naira Marley. NDLEA‘s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, clarified that

News

NDLEA, UK’s National Crime Agency Renew Commitment To Fighting Drug Cartels

July 5, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Nigeria and the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their dedication to combatting drug cartels and organized crimes in both

News·Politics

Post-inauguration: Kano Gov, Yusuf, Forms Taskforce To Fight Street Crimes

May 30, 2023

New Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, said he has formed a joint task force to fight street crimes in the state such as armed robbery, phone snatching, and other violent crimes.

News

Nigerian Businessman Arrested With 9.40kg Heroin At Lagos Airport

March 5, 2023

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have apprehended a 49-year-old businessman, Kingsley Celestino, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, with 9.40 kilograms of heroin concealed in his two

News

NDLEA Arrests Church General Overseer Over Attempt To Export Meth, Skunk To Dubai

February 13, 2023

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick, the General Overseer of Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly, Lagos, for drug trafficking. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi,

NDLEA Destroys Warehouses Storing 317 tons Of Cannabis In Edo Forest

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Nigerian Drug Agency Destroys Over 300 Tons Of Cannabis Hidden In Edo Forest Warehouses

January 22, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has set ablaze warehouses containing 317.4 metric tons of cannabis inside the Opuje Forest in Edo State. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi,

News

NDLEA Warns Against Peddling Of New Illicit Drug, Fentanyl

November 8, 2022

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said a new illicit hard drug known as Fentanyl is about to hit the Nigerian market. This was made known on Tuesday, in a

Business News

Accused Billionaire Drug Baron, Afam Ukatu, Loses N20 billion Accounts To Gov’t Agency

October 28, 2022

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has taken over the 103 bank accounts belonging to chairman of Mallinson group of companies, Afam Ukatu, amid drug allegation. Recall that Ukatu had been

Agro-Economy·News

NDLEA arrests suspected cannabis farmers in Edo State

by Blessing Okesola • Rejects proposal to legalise marijuana in Nigeria Cannabis farmers were arrested on their farms by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during an operation in Ughieudu Uhumwonde Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo state. The

July 4, 2021

Finance & Economy·Agro-Economy·Insights·Opinion

Video: Cannabis Market’s Worth $90bn In 4 Years; What Does Nigeria Think?

In November 2020, Mexican lawmakers passed a bill to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. The move is poised to set the country to become the world’s largest marijuana market, a position it might have loathed about three decades ago. And since

June 29, 2021

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