Category: Hard Drugs
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NDLEA WARNS NIGHTCLUBS AND FUN SEEKERS OVER RISE OF DRUG PARTIES, LAUDS LATEST LAGOS RAID
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a strong warning to nightclub owners and party-goers about the alarming rise of illegal drug parties across Nigeria. This warning follows a recent raid at Proxy Night Club in Lagos, where over 100 attendees were apprehended during a brazen drug party held from Saturday night into…
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CUSTOMS PTML COMMAND RAKES IN ₦350.3 BILLION IN NINE MONTHS
The Ports Terminal Multiservices Ltd. (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has reported an impressive revenue generation of ₦350.3 billion from January to September 2025. Comptroller Joe Anani, the Customs Area Controller, revealed this achievement in Lagos, noting it represents 96.64% of the ₦362.5 billion collected for the entire year of 2024. In the…
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CUSTOMS FOIL MASSIVE DRUG SMUGGLING BID AT TIN CAN ISLAND PORT
Sharp-eyed officers at the Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command, have intercepted two containers packed with vehicles concealing illicit drugs worth an eye-popping ₦5.3 billion! Comptroller Frank Onyeka says the bust is proof of their no-nonsense, intelligence-led approach to border security. In the first container from Montreal, Canada, officers uncovered 156 packets of Colorado…
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BUSINESSMAN CAUGHT SMUGGLING 127 WRAPS OF COCAINE INSIDE HIS BODY AT KANO AIRPORT
A 52-year-old Lagos and Onitsha-based businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, was arrested at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport after trying to smuggle 127 wraps of cocaine hidden inside his body during a flight from Bangkok. NDLEA operatives, tipped off by intelligence and using body scans, recovered the drugs in stages, 58 wraps from his underwear and…
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NDLEA SMASHES TWO MAJOR COCAINE CARTELS, ARRESTS KINGPIN AND ACCOMPLICES IN LAGOS
Intelligence-led operations foil six UK-bound cocaine shipments hidden in everyday items. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dismantled two major drug syndicates involved in smuggling cocaine concealed in stainless steel cups, body cream, and hair gel containers. Over three weeks of intensive raids in Lagos led to the arrest of six suspects, including kingpin…
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NDLEA SEIZES 290,450 TRAMADOL, PREGABALIN PILLS IN MULTI-STATE DRUG BUST
Coordinated raids across Kano, Lagos, and Kaduna disrupt massive narcotics network and illegal smuggling routes. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted 290,450 tramadol (250mg) and pregabalin capsules during extensive operations covering Kano, Lagos, and Kaduna. The agency also foiled a cannabis smuggling attempt from Thailand to Lagos, seizing 6.3kg of potent Loud cannabis…
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NDLEA BUSTS KANO AIRPORT DRUG SYNDICATE, MOVES TO FREE INNOCENT PILGRIMS
A major drug cartel at Kano Airport has been exposed, revealing how unsuspecting Nigerian pilgrims were framed and detained in Saudi Arabia. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has cracked a major drug smuggling ring at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. They arrested 55-year-old kingpin Mohammed Ali Abubakar aka Bello Karama and five others.…
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KADUNA POLICE ARREST BANDITS’ DRUG SUPPLIER, CHILD TRAFFICKERS, AND ILLEGAL ARMS DEALER
Swift police action disrupts dangerous syndicates, rescues children and recovers stolen livestock. Kaduna State Police nabbed four suspects: Franklin Ozo, a bandits’ drug supplier caught with millions worth of Exol tablets, and three child traffickers, including Khadija Ibrahim, responsible for trafficking victims Abdulmumin and Ibrahim Bilyaminu. Also arrested was an illegal arms dealer, Alhaji Sani…
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NDLEA BUSTS INTERNATIONAL DRUG CARTEL, SEIZES N5.3BN COCAINE IN LAGOS
Clever smuggling tactics foiled as NDLEA strikes major blow against global drug trafficking network. The NDLEA intercepted a N5.3 billion cocaine shipment hidden in textile materials and charms at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport, arresting three key cartel members linked to Nigeria, UK, Brazil, Australia, and UAE. Raids uncovered drugs, firearms, and drugs in multiple Lagos…
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KOGI POLICE ARREST WOMAN WITH N2M, PISTOL, DRUGS IN OKENE
Swift police raid uncovers cash, weapons, and drugs in suspected criminal hideout. Kogi Police arrested 23-year-old Charity Williams in Okene, seizing over N2 million, a locally made pistol with ammo, hard drugs, and other items during a raid on Yuwander Lodge. Investigations continue as police hunt a fleeing suspect, with officers also recovering weapons linked…
