NDLEA

November 26, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a major opioids cartel in Lagos, arresting a suspected drug baron, Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu, alongside five members of his syndicate in an intelligence-led operation...

November 23, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide offensive against drug trafficking networks, dismantling at least six major syndicates and arresting nine suspected kingpins in coordinated, intelligence-driven operations across multiple states. A statement...

November 21, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded another major breakthrough in its sustained offensive against transnational drug trafficking networks, intercepting a Brazil-origin vessel laden with 20 kilograms of cocaine at the Apapa seaport...

November 16, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug baron, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, popularly known as Chisco Bee, following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance. The 42-year-old suspect, who reportedly ran...

November 16, (THEWILL) — The discovery of 1,000 kilogrammes of cocaine inside a supposedly empty container at Lagos's Tincan Island Port has thrust Nigeria into the centre of a three-nation investigation that threatens to expose gaps in one of...

November 14, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, extending his tenure by another five years. The decision, announced in a statement on...

November 12, (THEWILL) — The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with Nigeria in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse. This assurance was given on Tuesday, November 11, when...

November 11, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has joined forces with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), to dismantle the cartel behind the importation of 1,000...

November 09, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a notorious drug kingpin, Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The agency, in a statement signed on Sunday by...

November 05, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a criminal network disguising potent illicit drugs as medicinal cannabis. A statement signed on Wednesday by NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, warned Nigerians, particularly young people, of the...