NDLEA

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...

March 08, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former two-term councillor at the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council in Lagos State, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, following the recovery of illicit drugs from his...

March 04, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 58-year-old fugitive drug kingpin, Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya, who had been on the wanted list of Nigerian and British authorities for more than 15 years. A...

March 01, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a notorious drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, after 13 years in hiding, while also dismantling a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Imo State and intercepting...

February 22, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and foiled multiple drug trafficking schemes across the country, including a bizarre attempt by a woman to smuggle drugs using a fake pregnancy and...

February 15, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recorded a series of major interdictions across Nigeria, arresting a China-based Nigerian businessman and two Angolan nationals who excreted a combined 236 wraps of...