NDLEA

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...

November 02, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s anti-drug war recorded a major breakthrough at the weekend, as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) busted a clandestine laboratory producing a dangerous synthetic cannabis strain known as “Colorado” or “Colos”...

October 28, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a stern warning to nightclub operators and fun seekers over the growing culture of organising and attending drug parties, describing it as a dangerous and illegal...

October 28, (THEWILL) — Tension has gripped parts of Edo State following an ambush on a joint security team comprising operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Army by suspected drug traffickers in Okpuje,...

October 26, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided Proxy Nightclub, located at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, where a major drug party was underway in the early hours of...