NDLEA

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...

January 18, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as Kanmo-Kanmo, bringing to an end a 12-year manhunt linked to the gruesome murder of three...

January 13, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) have reaffirmed commitment to deepen collaboration in the fight against illicit drugs and organised crime. A statement signed by the NDLEA Spokesperson,...

January 11, (THEWILL) — Barely three years after completing a two-year jail term for drug trafficking, an 80-year-old ex-convict, Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta, has been re-arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly returning to...

January 04, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded major breakthroughs against international and domestic drug trafficking networks, intercepting illicit drugs concealed in coffee sachets, arresting a wanted female drug kingpin in Ibadan, and...