NDLEA

South African Bags 40 Years In Jail For Importing Heroin Into Nigeria 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- September 17, 2026
A 38-year-old South African woman, Ms Will Jessica Ann, has been sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for importing 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria. The conviction followed her arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after officers discovered the
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NDLEA Seizes Over 2.3 Tonnes Of Drugs, Arrests 12 Suspects 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- September 14, 2026
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs in different parts of Nigeria, recovering more than 2.3 tonnes of assorted narcotics and arresting several suspects in a series of operations. The operations, according to the agency, targeted drug trafficking networks operating through airports, motor parks, roads, residential
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NDLEA, INTERPOL Arrest Wanted Suspect With 49.70kg Heroin Shipment 0
- CRIME, SLIDE
- September 9, 2026
By Henryrich Ojo | Newsworld The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest and repatriation of a 52-year-old fugitive, Festus Ibewuike, also known as Chidibest Ibewuike, over his alleged connection to a 49.70-kilogramme heroin consignment intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, in 2024. According to the NDLEA, Ibewuike was arrested
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Court Orders NDLEA To Produce KC Luxury After 14 Days In Custody 0
- CRIME
- August 27, 2026
Justice Friday Ogazi of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce detained Lagos social media influencer and businessman Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, in court. The order followed an ex parte application filed by Afolabi through his counsel, A. Labi-Lawal, SAN, challenging
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NDLEA Nabs Three Linked To N3.3b Meth, Loud From Canada 0
- SECURITY & CRIME
- December 16, 2024
By Bertram Nwannekanma Recovers N4.4b worth of opioids in Rivers Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis at the Tincan seaport in Lagos. The Guardian gathered that the illicit drugs were meant for distribution during the Christmas
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