Saturday, July 11, 2026

Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI)

May 1, 2026

NDLEA dismantles Abuja drug joints, arrests 132 suspects

He directed that the operational model be replicated across other high-risk urban centres nationwide.

NDLEA officials [Credit; Punch Newspaper]
June 22, 2025

NDLEA arrests woman en route to India for fibroid surgery with 2.20kg cocaine

The NDLEA spokesman said the suspect was arrested on Monday, June 16, based on credible intelligence.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
April 20, 2025

NDLEA intercepts cocaine hidden in Saudi Arabia-bound religious books

NDLEA operatives arrested 22-year-old Muhammad Mohammed, a supplier of illicit substances to bandits, in Kano.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
August 13, 2023

NDLEA seizes over 13 tons of skunk across four states

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said no fewer than 1,955kg of the illicit substance packed in 139 jumbo bags were recovered.

NDLEA officers
August 6, 2023

57,450 pills of tramadol, Rohypnol, others intercepted in Abuja: NDLEA

NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said 4,082 bottles of codeine-based syrup were also recovered from a suspect, Joseph Usman.

Confiscated drugs
July 31, 2023

NDLEA intercepts UK, Oman, Dubai-bound hard drugs in Lagos

The NDLEA said it intercepted everal consignments of hard drugs in Lagos.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
March 5, 2023

NDLEA seizes 778,190 pills of tramadol in Taraba, other state

Mr Babafemi said the operatives recovered a drum of 270kg Methylene Chloride from a suspect, Eric Yohanna, 33, in Jalingo, Taraba, on February 27 following credible intelligence.

Tramadol used to illustrate the story