NDLEA Intercepts ₦10bn Cocaine, Loud, Opioids at Lagos Ports, Arrests Suspected Kingpins

NDLEA Intercepts ₦10bn Cocaine, Loud, Opioids at Lagos Ports, Arrests Suspected Kingpins

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine, Canadian Loud and opioids valued at nearly ₦10 billion in separate operations at the Lagos airport and Apapa seaport, arresting suspected drug traffickers and recovering hundreds of rounds of military-grade ammunition in Kaduna and Katsina states. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, a 55-year-old businessman […]

July 27, 2026 14

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NDLEA Arrests Nigerian-British Grandma with 13kg Cocaine Hidden in Fake Plantain Peels, Busts Malaysia-Bound Drug Syndicate

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect, a United Kingdom-based caregiver, was apprehended at the departure hall of Terminal 2 while preparing to board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London. According to […]

July 6, 2026 13

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NDLEA Uncovers N12.39bn Cannabis Haul, Arrests Businesswoman with Cocaine at Lagos Airport

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting to smuggle 7.5 kilograms of cocaine to Beijing, China, and also seized 4,959 kilograms of Canadian Loud cannabis valued at N12.39 billion at the Apapa Port Complex. According to a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, […]

June 28, 2026 15

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NDLEA Busts Brazil Cocaine Smuggling Ring as Drug-Laced Shirts, Towels Land Businessman in Trouble

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A 41-year-old businessman returning from Brazil has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after operatives discovered shirts and towels impregnated with liquid cocaine in his luggage at Lagos airport, in a nationwide crackdown that also led to the seizure of over two tonnes of illicit drugs and the arrest of several suspects across the country. The suspect, identified as Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, was […]

June 15, 2026 13

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Court Convicts 11 Indian Sailors, Vessel Over 31.5kg Cocaine Trafficking, Imposes $6m Fine

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, for trafficking 31.5 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport and imposed fines and restitution totalling about $6 million. The vessel and its crew members were arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on January 2, 2026, after 31.5 kilograms of cocaine were […]

June 14, 2026 7

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NDLEA Intercepts Captagon in Kwara, Seizes Cocaine, Opioids and IED Materials Across States

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 10,000 pills of the amphetamine drug Captagon in Kwara State and recovered multiple illicit substances in coordinated operations across the country. The interception occurred on April 21, 2026, along Bode Saadu Road in Kwara, where officers stopped a passenger vehicle and arrested 33-year-old Nasiru Mu’azu. A search led to the recovery of 10 packs of Captagon and […]

April 29, 2026 14

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NDLEA Busts Cocaine Hidden in Food Flasks, Arrests Fashion Designer

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Cocaine concealed in food flasks and cannabis hidden in snack packs have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, leading to multiple arrests, including a fashion designer. According to a statement signed by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the cocaine shipment weighing 2.80 kilograms was discovered in 12 parcels hidden […]

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NDLEA Busts Cocaine Ring Using Palm Oil Tins, Arrests Kingpin in Lagos Crackdown

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja NDLEA says it has uncovered a cocaine trafficking network that concealed drugs in tins of palm kernel oil bound for the United Kingdom, following a series of intelligence-led operations in Lagos and other parts of the country. According to a statement signed by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the operation began on 11 March 2026 when officers at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos intercepted 3.1kg of […]

April 6, 2026 17

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NDLEA intercepts cocaine hidden in dry fish, seizes opioids in UK-bound shipments

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the heads of imported dry stock fish and recovered other illicit drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, from export-bound shipments, as enforcement operations intensified across several states. In a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and released to the press, the NDLEA said the […]

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