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March 23, 2026
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NDLEA Foils Major Drug Smuggling Attempt at Lagos Airport, Seizes 28,000+ Opioid Pills Bound for Italy

Desperate attempts by members of Drug Trafficking Organisations (DTOs) to move consignments of illicit substances especially methamphetamine and opioids concealed in walls of carton, winter jackets and body cream...

Marwa Commends NDLEA Officers, Judiciary Over Cocaine Case

March 18, 2026
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NDLEA Secures $6m Fine as Court Convicts 10 Filipino Sailors for Cocaine Trafficking

Barely four months after their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing 20 kilograms of cocaine from Santos Brazil into Nigeria through the...

NDLEA Operations Lead to Multiple Arrests and Major Drug Seizures

March 15, 2026
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NDLEA Intercepts 11kg Cocaine from 74-Year-Old Traveller at Abuja Airport

A 74-year-old grandpa, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja after a...

March 8, 2026
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NDLEA Arrests Ex-Lagos Councillor, Recovers Drugs Hidden in Baby Diapers

A former two terms Councilor at Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...

March 4, 2026
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Fugitive drug lord wanted in UK arrested by NDLEA after 15 years on the run

In a significant blow to international drug trafficking networks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 58-year-old fugitive drug lord Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya who has been...

NDLEA Arrests Fugitive Drug Kingpin After 13 Years on the Run

March 1, 2026
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NDLEA Nabs Fugitive Drug Kingpin After 13 Years, Busts Imo Meth Lab and Seizes Massive Opioid Haul Nationwide

After 13 years in hiding, a notorious drug kingpin Reginald Peter Chidiebere has been taken into custody following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to...

Marwa: NDCMP 2026-2030 Will Strengthen Nigeria’s Drug Control

February 27, 2026
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NDCMP 2026-2030 will strengthen Nigeria’s drug control efforts, says Marwa

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has said that the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP 2026-2030) will...

NDLEA Busts Fake Pregnancy Drug Smuggling, Seizes Cocaine at Kano Airport

February 22, 2026
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NDLEA Uncovers Fake Pregnancy Drug Smuggling Scheme as Ivorian Excretes 82 Cocaine Wraps at Kano airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled bizarre plots by two drug traffickers to move consignments of cocaine and opioids hidden in their stomach and...

February 20, 2026
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Navy Intercepts 500kg Cannabis in Lagos, Hands Over to NDLEA

The Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT has handed over five bags of seized cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), following an intelligence-led operation in Lagos. The...

February 15, 2026
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NDLEA Intercepts Prison-Controlled Cocaine Shipment to London, in Major Anti-Drug Breakthrough

A China-based Nigerian businessman, Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue and two Angolan citizens: Mbandu Martins Makiadi and Ngoma Wilson Fernando have excreted a total of 236 wraps of cocaine following their...