Thursday, June 18, 2026

NDLEA operatives

March 22, 2026

Italy-bound opioids, meth hidden in winter jackets, cartons intercepted at Lagos airport

Mr Babafemi said that two suspects were also arrested same day on the 3rd Mainland bridge, conveying 8,380 bottles of same substance.

NDLEA Officers
February 6, 2026

NDLEA arraigns man for drug trafficking

The prosecutor alleged that Mr Hakeem was arrested by NDLEA operatives while in possession of a bag containing 202 grammes of cannabis sativa.

IBADAN DIVISION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT
December 3, 2025

Court sentences ailing drug peddler to one-year jail term

The prosecuting counsel told the court that the convict committed the crime on July 25, at the Akufo area of Ibadan, Oyo State.

Scales of justice
November 30, 2025

NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs packaged as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors

Mr Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said two masterminds were detained after a raid on their hideout in the Lekki area of Lagos

Illicit drugs
November 23, 2025

NDLEA busts six drug syndicates, seizes meth, cocaine at Lagos airport

Mr Marwa said the agency had decided to launch a relentless offensive on drug trafficking cartels across the nation.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
September 28, 2025

NDLEA arrests two drug kingpins with consignments of cocaine, others

Mr Babafemi added that this followed weeks of intelligence and surveillance on their criminal networks.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
September 28, 2025

85,100 pills of tramadol intercepted in Lagos: NDLEA

Mr Babafemi said the consignment was found in his Honda Pilot jeep from Osogbo and heading to Katsina State.

HAUL OF DRUGS
August 31, 2025

Drug kingpin nabbed with large consignment of Loud, Colorado in Ekiti: NDLEA

NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi described the illicit consignment as the single largest seizure of Loud and Colorado, two strong strains of cannabis.

Illicit drugs used to illustrate the story
August 31, 2025

502,280 pills of opioids intercepted in four states: NDLEA

Mr Babafemi said no fewer than 250,000 tablets of Exol-5 were seized from a suspect in the Zango area of the Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano.

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

NDLEA arrests wanted drug kingpin after six years, seizes 11.6kg of cocaine, meth

Mr Babafemi said a team of NDLEA officers, acting on credible intelligence, had arrested one of the kingpin’s couriers.

HAUL OF DRUGS