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April 15, 2026

NDLEA wants strict jail terms not fine options for drug traffickers

Mr Marwa made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the unveiling of the National Minimum Standards on the Implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.

kuje prison
September 5, 2025

Oyo NDLEA arrested 280 suspected drug traffickers in eight months: Commander

Mr Joe-Fadile stated that the arrested suspects comprised 246 males and 34 females, aged between 13 and 50 years

NDLEA
August 29, 2024

France charges Telegram owner for allowing child abusers, drug traffickers, fraudsters on app

Mr Macron said, “It is up to the judiciary, in full independence, to enforce the law.’’

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov
June 27, 2024

21 alleged drug dealers arrested with 28,622kg of heroin, Canadian loud, others: NDLEA

The agency’s narcotics commander, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.

Canadian loud and heroin
June 27, 2024

Ex-President Juan Hernandez jailed 45 years in U.S. for drug trafficking

The U.S. accused Mr Hernandez of shielding drug traffickers but extradited drug traffickers he perceived could jeopardise his presidency.

Honduras ex-President Hernandez and cocaine (credit: CBC)
February 11, 2024

NDLEA arrests insurgents’ drug supplier, 23 others

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi a six-month pregnant woman and mother of three, as well as three other women, were also arrested

NDLEA
June 20, 2023

NDLEA nabs 225 suspects, seizes 809Kg Illicit drugs in Kwara

She expressed worry over the involvement of students of institutions of higher learning in drug abuse.

NDLEA
May 17, 2023

Customs intercepts tramadol worth N1.8 billion at Lagos airport

Customs intercepts tramadol worth N1.8 billion at Lagos airport

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
January 12, 2023

3,500 drug addicts sent to rehabilitation center in Afghanistan

The Taliban-led caretaker government issued a decree in April last year banning poppy cultivation and its processing.

Afghanistan drug addicts smoking heroin
November 2, 2022

130 Kaduna drug suspects arrested in October: NDLEA

NDLEA Commander in the state, Umar Adoro, told journalists on Wednesday in Kaduna that the agency also dismantled 20 notorious drug joints.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)