The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Oyo State Command, says about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs. The state NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile, disclosed this in Ibadan on Wednesday during the command’s rally in commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The day, also known as…
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC on Friday destroyed fake , counterfeit and substandard drugs to the tune of over N1 Trillion in Awka Anambra state capital. Among the items destroyed include analgin, tramadol and pediatrics pharmaceuticals which were stored in some prohibited areas or banned by the World Health Organization…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered twenty wrapped of cocaine concealed round the body of face cream containers in the shipment.The Agency’s Spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi in a Statement on Sunday said no fewer than 20 wraps of cocaine weighing 330grams have been recovered from a cargo going to Australia at a logistics…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that it made a significant bust in the Federal Capital Territory, arresting at least two suspects in connection with illicit consignments. On Friday, November 15, NDLEA operatives raided a hotel room at the Federal Housing Authority estate in Lugbe, Abuja, where they seized the consignments and…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has confiscated no fewer than 2.49 million tablets and capsules of tramadol on the Gombe-Bauchi Expressway, estimated to be worth over ₦2 billion. Exhibiting the seized items, the Gombe State Commander of the NDLEA, Okechukwu Nkere, noted on Friday that the truck was intercepted on 13 September at about…
The Oduma community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have received an ultimatum from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over a stolen pistol. The agency in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Daniel Obah, said the community has a grace of seven days to return the pistol or face legal consequences….
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), operatives at the Tincan seaport in Lagos on Friday, August 23, 2024 intercepted two containers which came from Mundra port in India. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319, 200 bottles of the opioid worth N2,234,400,000.00 in street value were…
A major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, popularly called ‘mkpuru mmiri’, has been taken down by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), following the arrest of the leader of the syndicate, 42-year-old Joachin Mbonu. A statement by Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday,…
The Anambra State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has refuted claims by some youths who say that taking hard drugs gives them inspiration and makes them more creative. The State’s Commandant of NDLEA, Mr. Daniel Onyishi, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with this reporter, Izunna Okafor, during which he also…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Ms Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye. According to a statement issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, the suspect, who was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and founder of Queen Christmas Foundation,…
