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Man Choked by Ingested Drugs, Vomits, Excretes 80 Wraps of Cocaine
By Olaolu Fawole Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger, Freeman Charles Ogbonna at the screening point of terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. Ogbonna was arrested on Sunday 31st March, 2024, while attempting to board…
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NDLEA Intercepts Vietnam-bound Bizman with Cocaine
By Olaolu Fawole Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 40-year-old businessman, Ejike Chibuke Solomon with 1.45 kilograms of cocaine concealed in his luggage while attempting to board an Ethiopia Airlines flight number 950 to Vietnam via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja. Ejike was…
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NDLEA Nabs Woman with Cocaine in Private Part, Drug Peddler on Bail
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a fake couple Mr Onyebuchi Ilonzeh and his partner in crime, who identified as Mrs Nonyelum Ilonzeh, purportedly going for medical treatment in India, for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322 kilograms with 100grams of the drug also concealed in the woman’s vagina. The…
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NDLEA Arrests Drug Baron, Mule Given Cocaine Wraps to Swallow
Nemesis has caught up with a notorious drug kingpin who specializes in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe, especially Italy. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), stormed his hotel room in Okota area of Lagos late on Friday 21st July as he was preparing a recruited courier to…
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NDLEA Arrests Intending Lesser Hajj Pilgrims with Cocaine
By Olaolu Fawole Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja, Lagos State, have arrested a widower, Ariyibi Ahmed Olaseinde and a divorcee, Akanbi Silifat Tunrayo who were going for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia for attempting to export 14.4 kilograms of cocaine concealed in lace…
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NDLEA Arrests Another Saudi-bound Passenger with Cocaine in Sandals
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the weekend disrupted the activities of a major cocaine syndicate in Lagos following the arrest of a 56-year-old trafficker, Lawal Lateef Oyenuga who was on a mission to deliver 400grams of the class A drug concealed in a pair of palm sandals in Jeddah, Saudi…
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Ex-convict Returns To Nigeria With 4.56kg Of Cocaine
An ex-convict, Okechukwu Francis Amaechi, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Port Harcourt International Airport for importing cocaine. The agency in a statement issued on Sunday said Okechukwu finished serving a drug trafficking prison sentence in Brazil in March 2022. Okechukwu was caught with 4.56kg crack concealed in lawnmower…
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NDLEA Intercepts Traffickers with Cocaine in Teabags
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has thwarted fresh attempts by Brazil-based drug cartels to smuggle Cocaine into Nigeria in teabags. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday, says that the latest attempts were foiled at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja and Murtala Muhammed International Airport…
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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…
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NDLEA Oyo Command Nabs Ninety-Five Suspects
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Oyo State Command has arrested ninety-five suspects for various drug offences from January to March this year. NDLEA Commander in Oyo State, Mrs Josephine Obi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Ibadan, said the drugs caught with the suspects included sativa, tramadol, diazepam, cocaine, codeine and rohypnol. Mrs Obi said the Command also recorded…
