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  • NDLEA Intercepts Trailer Load of Skunk, Seizes N1.1bn Codeine Shipment

    NDLEA Intercepts Trailer Load of Skunk, Seizes N1.1bn Codeine Shipment

    By Olaolu Fawole A 40ft trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja for onward distribution to…

  • Army Intercept Vehicle Load of Hard Drug

    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 officer in the state, Mohammed Goni said The 441 wrapped pieces of…

  • Soldiers Intercept 296 Cannabis Wraps, Shun N12m Bribe

    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…

  • NDLEA Intercepts ‘Colorado’ consignment in Boxing Kits

    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…

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

    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…

  • Checking Growing Use of Hard Drugs among Teenagers

    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…

  • Drug Expert Throws Weight Behind Medicinal Use Of Cannabis

    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…

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

    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…