NDLEA

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...

February 10, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a notorious drug enclave at Ama Hausa, Bonny Island, Rivers State, arresting six suspects and seizing a significant haul of illicit drugs, including cocaine,...

February 08, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, after he was found to have ingested 95...

February 01, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for attempting to smuggle cocaine by concealing it in...

January 27, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has signaled a major shift in its strategy to combat illicit drug production, moving from purely punitive enforcement to a community-focused empowerment model. On Tuesday, January 27, 2026,...

January 25, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 30-year-old Brazilian national, Ms. Ingrid Rosa Benevides, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for attempting to smuggle 30.09 kilograms of heroin valued at...