NDLEA Seizes N6.2bn ‘Jihadi Drug’, Opioids at Lagos Airport, Arrests Cross-Border Kingpin

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs worth more than N6.2 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, including 47,200 tablets of captagon, popularly known as the ‘Jihadi drug,’ concealed inside local bathing soap brought from Ghana. The 49-year-old alleged cross-border drug kingpin, Akinbile Kazeem Aikins, was arrested on Saturday, August 22, 2026, after arriving from Accra, Ghana, aboard an African […]

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NDLEA Arrests India-Bound Businessman With Cocaine, Seizes N3.6bn Worth of Drugs in Lagos

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.55kg of cocaine to India, while operatives across several states recovered illicit drugs worth more than N3.6 billion in a week-long operation.The suspect, Nwankwo Innocent Onyebuchi, who deals in marble in Lagos, was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal II of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting […]

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NDLEA Arrests South African Woman, Seizes ₦10.3bn Cannabis Haul at Lagos Port

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A South African woman has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria while travelling with her three-year-old son. The 38-year-old suspect, identified as Will Jessica Ann, was arrested on 6 July during the arrival clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha. NDLEA […]

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NDLEA Arrests Two Elderly Drug Dealers for Supplying Students, Seizes Illicit Consignments

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State, as the agency intensified operations against drug trafficking networks across the country. According to a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the suspects, identified as Godfrey Orji, 84, and Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, 75, […]

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Navy Arrests 13 Suspects, Seizes Boats Over Illegal Black Sand Mining in Bayelsa

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy has arrested 13 suspects and intercepted two wooden boats allegedly involved in illegal black sand mining activities in Bayelsa State. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation was carried out by personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO following intelligence reports on the movement of boats suspected to be engaged in illegal mining within coastal […]

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Apapa Customs Seizes 1.8 Tonnes of Cannabis, Intercepts Expired Drugs Worth N12.8bn

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as "Canadian Loud," and seized two containers loaded with expired pharmaceutical products in a series of intelligence-led operations at the Lagos port. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Chief Superintendent of Customs Isah Sulaiman, the Customs said the seizures were made through coordinated […]

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NDLEA Busts Nigerian-Mexican Meth Cartel, Arrests 3 Mexicans, Seizes N480bn Drugs in Ogun Forest

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Three Mexican nationals and seven other suspected members of a transnational drug cartel have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the dismantling of a major methamphetamine production syndicate operating from a clandestine laboratory hidden in Ogun State forest. According to a statement signed by the director of media and advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the operation also led to the recovery of methamphetamine, […]

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NDLEA Intercepts 1,989 Rounds of Ammunition Hidden in Garri, Seizes UK-Bound Drugs

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 1,989 rounds of military-grade ammunition concealed in bags of garri along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, as the agency intensified nationwide operations against drug trafficking and related crimes. The ammunition, identified as RLA 7.62mm rounds, was discovered during a patrol operation in Kaduna State on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The Director, media and advocacy-NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said a […]

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Nigerian Navy Seizes 6,000 Litres of Smuggled Petrol in Badagry Operation

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on cross-border fuel smuggling with the recovery of more than 6,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, during an operation along the Badagry-Ajara axis of Lagos State. The operation was carried out by personnel of the Forward Operating Base, Badagry, following intelligence reports on the activities of fuel smugglers operating within the area. According to a statement […]

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