NDLEA

February 10, (THEWILL) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has declared four alleged associates of Lagos drug kingpin Alhaji Suleiman Aremu Ganiu—popularly known as Barryshine or Ejeoto—wanted by public notice. The four suspects, identified as Olarenwaju Ramon Abdulai (a.k.a....

February 09, (THEWILL) – Barely two weeks after a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, underwent a surgery, exploratory laparotomy, to let out 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine stuck in his stomach, operatives of the National Drug Law...

February 05, (THEWILL) – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of further support and renewed partnership in its ongoing effort to rid the country of substance abuse...

January 26, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in duvet, packaged for export to the United Kingdom through the cargo shed of...

January 23, (THEWILL) – There was chaos and confusion at the Ekeki Police Division in Yenagoa, within the state capital, as a violent confrontation ensued between two sister security agencies, the police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,...

January 20, (THEWILL) – The Drug Integrity Test, a policy aimed at the early detection of illicit drug use and the early treatment of drug dependence, is gradually being accepted as a reliable tool for mitigating the challenges posed...

January 19, (THEWILL) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has sounded the alarm over the emergence of dangerous drugs with unsettling street names, warning of their growing abuse among youths. The NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the...

January 19, (THEWILL) – In a major drug bust, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 26-year-old nursing student, Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, for attempting to smuggle cocaine to India. Uzodinma, a 200-level student at Noida...

January 14, (THEWILL) – The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has lauded the National Assembly, particularly the Senate and House Committees on Narcotic Drugs, for...

January 12, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40ft trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms while being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel...