NDLEA

April 21, (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has ordered interim forfeiture to the Federal Government of illicit drugs valued at over ₦33.6 billion, intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the...

April 17, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified Nigeria’s crackdown on organised drug trafficking, securing 974 convictions within just three months, including 11 major drug kingpins sentenced to a combined 254 years in...

April 12, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 93-year-old great-grandfather and a 69-year-old medical doctor over alleged involvement in cocaine and skunk trafficking, as operatives intensified intelligence-led operations that exposed and disrupted...

April 06, (THEWILL) — In a decisive blow against drug trafficking, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized 1,378kg of suspected cannabis sativa and arrested a 37-year-old man, Roland Owie, in Edo State. A statement signed...

April 05, (THEWILL) — In a major victory against drug trafficking, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered cocaine concealed in tins of palm kernel oil and arrested the kingpin of a sophisticated syndicate...

April 02, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bayelsa State Command, on March 26, 2026, arrested one Chimezie Collins, popularly known as Mezico, the owner of ‘MEZICO Pharmacy’ located along Mbiam-Yenagoa road, Kpansia, Yenagoa. He was...

March 29, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a series of major breakthroughs in its nationwide crackdown on illicit drug trafficking, intercepting a large cocaine consignment ingeniously concealed in dry stock fish and...

March 22, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled multiple attempts by drug trafficking organisations to smuggle illicit substances to Europe using concealed methods at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, and a...

March 18, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a major victory in its crackdown on international drug trafficking, following the conviction of a merchant vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, and 10 Filipino sailors for importing...

March 15, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 74-year-old man, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, after discovering a large consignment of cocaine concealed in...