The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Nwankwo Innocent Onyebuchi, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while allegedly attempting to travel to India with 1.55kg of cocaine concealed inside his luggage. The suspect, who reportedly deals in marble in Lagos, was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal II while…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine and opioid consignments hidden in packages headed for the United Kingdom and Australia, while also carrying out large-scale destruction of cannabis farms across several states. According to the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the seizures were made at a Lagos courier facility…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former convict, Nwobodo Basil, along with three cargo agents, following the discovery of cocaine concealed in liquid starch sachets destined for the United Kingdom. According to the agency, operatives recovered 75 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.50 kilogrammes from factory-sealed cold-water starch sachets at the export…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order for the detention of a merchant vessel, its captain and 20 other crew members following the discovery of 25.5 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Apapa Seaport. The order was secured by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after its operatives, acting on intelligence, uncovered…
The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 44-year-old businessman, Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian, at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA). Chukwuebuka, who was on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran, was apprehended for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine. This development comes barely two weeks after the Agency arrested one 60-year-old businessman,…
In a statement signed by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, 2.32 kilograms of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional kente materials going to the United Kingdom were intercepted at a courier firm in Lagos on Monday 5th August 2024, while 10.494kg of same class A drug buried in heavy duty pivot shafts heading to the United…
