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

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 […]

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Police Bust Human Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 30 Foreign Victims in Abuja, Nasarawa Raid

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Police Force has dismantled a transnational human trafficking and fraud syndicate operating within the Federal Capital Territory and neighbouring Nasarawa communities, rescuing 30 foreign nationals and arresting 13 suspected members of the criminal network. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team, followed intelligence reports concerning the disappearance of several foreign nationals within Nigeria under suspicious circumstances. According to a statement by […]

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NDLEA, Foreign Agencies Bust International Drug Money Laundering Syndicate

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A billionaire drug baron and two female kingpins have been arrested in a sweeping international sting operation that dismantled a transnational drug money laundering syndicate operating across Europe and Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. The operation, carried out by NDLEA operatives in collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US-DEA), as well as law enforcement agencies in Switzerland, France and […]

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NPF Busts Syndicate, Recovers Cash, Car in Fraud Crackdown

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has dismantled a cross-border fraud syndicate and arrested multiple suspects linked to cybercrime and financial fraud. In a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, the police said the operation led to the arrest of a suspect who allegedly posed as a World Bank official to defraud victims. The suspect, identified as Agbor Martins, […]

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