Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 400grams of cocaine hidden in items such as footwear, baby toys, and bottles of body cream. The NDLEA announced the development on Sunday in a statement by Femi Babafemi, spokesman of the agency. The arrests were said to have been carried out in separate […]
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The Chairman of Autonation Motors Ltd, Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, a billionaire who is suspected to be a drug baron, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The arrest was made at Victoria Garden City (VGC), in the Lekki area of Lagos. Over 13 million pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.8 […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 10 cartons of tramadol 225mg with an estimated street value of N200 million in Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignment was packaged as “tramaking” containing 500,000 tablets with a […]
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Nigeria’s anti-drug agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has written a letter to the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Sen Abdullahi Adamu, requesting that officials of the agency be given access to conduct drugs integrity tests for politicians seeking political offices in the country. NDLEA Chairman, Brig Gen Buba Marwa (rtd), […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a fleeing drug kingpin, identified as Yunana Fidelis who operates at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos State. Fidelis was arrested alongside five other members of the drug syndicate. The kingpin, a member of staff of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) was arrested […]
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Nigeria’s anti-drug agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Monday, alleged that suspended Deputy Police Commissioner, DCP, Abba Kyari, plans to escape from Nigeria. According to NDLEA Kyari planned to flee Nigeria to avoid facing punishment for his crimes. The agency raised the alarm while urging an Abuja Federal High Court not to […]
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Nigeria’s anti-drug agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for drug peddling It was gathered that, the cleric was arrested while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of […]
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The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari on Monday pleaded ‘not guilty’ to drug trafficking charges brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The anti-drug agency had filed eight counts of hard drugs trafficking against Kyari, who is also wanted in the United States over his alleged involvement with an […]
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The Abuja Federal High Court,, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo has rejected a bail application filed by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. The court held in a ruling on Monday, that the application has been overtaken by events. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), had on Monday February 14 declared Kyari wanted “over […]
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An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday extended the detention of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, by 14 days. The court granted permission to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to hold the embattled Kyari for the period to enable the agency to complete its investigation into the hard drug trafficking allegations […]
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