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Marwa: Drug War Has No End Date, NDLEA Must Remain Relentless

NewsDeskNgAug 14, 2026August 14, 20260

NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa says the drug war is generational, urging sustained intelligence, resilience and vigilance against evolving trafficking networks. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd.), has declared that Nigeria’s war against illicit drugs has entered a phase where...

NDLEA Raises Alarm Over Illicit Drugs Disguised As Cookies, Gummies

NewsDeskNgAug 10, 2026August 10, 20260

NDLEA warns parents and travellers as traffickers use everyday products to conceal and move illicit drugs. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised concerns over attempts by drug traffickers to conceal illicit substances in products such as cookies, gummies and phone chargers. Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of...

NDLEA Warns Nigerians Against Fake Vehicle Auction Scam

NewsDeskNgJul 3, 2026July 3, 20260

NDLEA warns Nigerians against fraudsters impersonating its officials to sell fake forfeited vehicles through fraudulent private auction offers. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alerted Nigerians to a fraudulent scheme in which scammers are impersonating senior officials of the agency to deceive unsuspecting members of the public with...

NDLEA Seizes N12.4bn Cannabis Haul, Arrests China-Bound Businesswoman With 7.5kg Cocaine

NewsDeskNgJun 28, 2026June 28, 20260

NDLEA intercepts N12.4 billion worth of cannabis, arrests a China-bound businesswoman with 7.5kg of cocaine. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting a businesswoman allegedly attempting to smuggle 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to China, seizing a massive ₦12.4 billion consignment of...

NDLEA Busts Multi-Billion Naira Meth Factory In Oyo Forest, Arrests Mexican Drug Expert, Four Others

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2026June 24, 20260

NDLEA dismantles forest meth lab in Oyo, arrests Mexican suspect and four Nigerians, seizes industrial drug-making equipment. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled a heavily fortified, industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican national and four Nigerians allegedly...

NDLEA Raises N6.1bn From Sale Of Drug Barons’ Forfeited Assets

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

NDLEA generated over N6.1 billion from auctioned properties confiscated from convicted drug traffickers across Nigeria. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a major financial blow to drug trafficking syndicates, raising over N6.1 billion from the auction of properties confiscated from convicted drug kingpins across the country. The...

Brazil-Based Businessman Held As NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine-Soaked Shirts At Lagos Airport

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2026June 14, 20260

NDLEA arrests Brazil-based Nigerian businessman in Lagos airport over cocaine-soaked clothing and seizes drugs nationwide in multiple operations. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, after discovering shirts and towels allegedly impregnated with liquid cocaine...

NDLEA Uncovers Drugs Hidden In Water Purifiers, Seizes Military-Grade Ammunition

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2026May 31, 20260

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded another major breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against drug trafficking and abuse, uncovering illicit drug consignments concealed in water purifier machines imported from Europe and intercepting military-grade ammunition during a series of operations across Nigeria. The agency disclosed on Sunday that...

NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman With 31kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

NDLEA arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman and seized opioid drugs valued at over N2.1 billion in Lagos. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of “Canadian Loud,” a synthetic strain of...

NDLEA Launches Clean Beat FM, Warns Against Pop Culture Glorifying Drug Abuse

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2026May 21, 20260

NDLEA launched Clean Beat 91.5FM in Abuja to strengthen anti-drug advocacy and counter growing substance abuse among Nigerian youths. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd), has warned that Nigeria faces grave social and security consequences if the growing glorification...