NDLEA Busts Man with 700g Cocaine Stashed in Stomach at Lagos Airport

NDLEA Busts Man with 700g Cocaine Stashed in Stomach at Lagos Airport

A 59-year-old businessman, Ezeokoli Sylva, has been nabbed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for attempting to smuggle 700 grams of cocaine concealed in his stomach. A statement by the NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, explained that Ezeokoli was returning to Nigeria after 35 years in Brazil when he […]

NDLEA intercepts the largest consignment of heroin at MMIA Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted the largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The agency also arrested members of an organised criminal organisation, which specialises in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America during a 12-day well-coordinated operation leading to the seizure […]

A 44-year businessman has been intercepted by NDLEA with twelve consignments of Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 44-year businessman, Augustine Justine Emeka, with twelve (12) consignments of COCAINE at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. A press statement issued on Sunday, by Femi Babafemi, Spokesperson of the Agency, said the suspect, who claims he deals in copper wire, was intercepted and arrested […]

NDLEA Boss Warns Drug Barons of Tougher Times in 2023

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned that unrepentant drug barons and cartels will face tougher times in 2023 if they fail to back out of the illicit drug business. Gen. Marwa (Retd) who gave the warning at a media briefing in […]