Crime

Army Intercept Vehicle Load of Hard Drug

Web News 3 April 2024 463 0

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Operatives of the Nigerian Army, 35 Artillery Brigade have intercepted a vehicle conveying a large quantity of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa at Mologbede village in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.  A statement by the Army’s Public relations Continue Reading

Crime

Soldiers Intercept 296 Cannabis Wraps, Shun N12m Bribe

Web News 15 January 2024 349 0

Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended an 18-year-old named Michael Atanda and a 58-year-old, Adigun Olatunji, for trying to smuggle a substance believed to be cannabis into the country. They were arrested after their vehicle was intercepted by the troops along the Balogun border in Ogun State following an intelligence report. A statement on […]Continue Reading

Crime

NDLEA Intercepts ‘Colorado’ consignment in Boxing Kits

Web News 7 January 2024 166 0

By Olaolu Fawole Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos on New Year day, Monday 1st January 2024 intercepted a consignment of Colorado, a very strong strain of cannabis, concealed in boxing kits imported from the United States of America. A weeklong intelligence-led operation […]Continue Reading

Crime

[PHOTOS] NDLEA Intercepts over 2.4million Tramadol Pills from Pakistan

Web News 9 October 2022 615 0

As notorious drug kingpin bags 7 years imprisonment Desperate attempts by the tramadol drug cartel to smuggle into Nigeria over Two Million Four Hundred and Sixty-Five Thousand (2, 465, 000) tablets of the pharmaceutical opioid in 225mg and 250mg, weighing Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty Six kilograms (2,356kgs) with an estimated street value of […]Continue Reading

Crime

Checking Growing Use of Hard Drugs among Teenagers

Web News 27 January 2022 1361 0

The upsurge in the use of hard drugs remains a source of concern globally because of its effect on users, their families and loved ones. In this report, Labizat Oduntan looks at the growing use of hard drugs among teenagers in the country. Last year, a video went viral showing a young man drenched by […]Continue Reading

Health

Drug Expert Throws Weight Behind Medicinal Use Of Cannabis

Web News 27 September 2021 543 0

A drugs Expert and immediate past National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Samuel Adekola has expressed support for an advocacy by the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for medicinal use of cannabis. The Expert insisted the governor’s call was lawful and urged shareholders to have a rethink on the […]Continue Reading

Foreign

France Drugs: PM Castex to Impose On-the-Spot Fines Nationwide

Web News 25 July 2020 547 0

France will introduce on-the-spot fines nationwide for drug users, particularly targeting cannabis, from September. The move comes amid concerns about drug-related violence and was announced by PM Jean Castex on a trip to Nice, which has seen weeks of unrest. The roll-out of fines follows tests in cities such as Rennes and Marseilles. The €200 […]Continue Reading