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June 18, 2025
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NDLEA, UNODC Launch 2025 World Drug Day Campaign: Focus on Prevention, Public Action

The Nigerian public has been challenged to get involved and take full ownership of the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking with a view to curbing the...

NDLEA Uncovers Massive Drug Smuggling Plot in ‘Green Tea’ Packaging

June 8, 2025
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NDLEA Intercepts Drug-Laden ‘Green Tea’ at Lagos Airport, Arrests Across States Net Over 1.8 Tons of Narcotics

No fewer than sixty-six (66) parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...

NDLEA Chief Reflects on Prof. Aminu’s Enduring Legacy and Personal Connection

June 6, 2025
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Marwa mourns Prof. Jubril Aminu, describes ex-minister as an epitome of knowledge

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has described former Minister of Education, Prof Jubril Muhammad Aminu as an...

June 1, 2025
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NDLEA Busts Hajj Cocaine Syndicate, Seizes ₦9.3Bn Opioids, Arrests Key Drug Lords

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi...

NDLEA Act Amendment Set to Revolutionize Nigeria’s Drug Control Efforts

May 28, 2025
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NDLEA Act Amendment Poised to Transform Nigeria’s Drug Control Landscape

Minister of Justice and Hon. Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba...

Strengthening Global Security: NDLEA Deepens Strategic Ties with UK to Combat Organized Crime

May 26, 2025
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NDLEA, SECURITY

MOU SIGNING MARKS NEW ERA AS NIGERIA UK OFFICE DEEPENS COOPERATION IN NDLEA-HOIO COLLABORATION ON DRUG ENFORCEMENT

In a mutual agreement aimed at tackling the menace of transnational organized crime, particularly in the trafficking of illicit drugs and other prohibited commodities, the National Drug Law Enforcement...

May 25, 2025
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NDLEA Seizes ₦6.5Bn Opioids, Arrests British Nationals in Major Drug Crackdown

No fewer than six million pills of opioids namely: tamol 225mg, tapentadol 225mg and carisoprodol 225mg as well as 332,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup with a combined street...

NDLEA strengthens its alliance with US-DEA

May 23, 2025
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DRUG PREVENTION, NDLEA

NDLEA, US-DEA Deepen Strategic Ties in Fight Against Drug Trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States (DEA) have stressed the need to strengthen current collaboration between the two agencies...

May 18, 2025
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Octogenarians, Students, and Smugglers: NDLEA Busts N3.2bn Drug Syndicates Across Nigeria in Nationwide Raids

Two octogenarians: an 80-year-old grandpa Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old grandma Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday as well as her daughter Chisom Uchechi, 32, top the list of suspects arrested by...

May 15, 2025
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Thai Sailors and Vessel Fined $4.3 Million in Landmark Cocaine Trafficking Conviction in Nigeria

After over three years of diligent prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), a Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Daniel Osiagor has convicted...