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NDLEA spokesman

August 2, 2023

Drug Trafficking: NDLEA secured 1,445 convictions in 6 months, says official

According to him, out of the 1,445 convicts, 221 of them are female, while the balance of 1,224 are male.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
July 23, 2023

NDLEA destroys 33 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo, Edo

Mr Babafemi said operatives recovered 118.5kg of processed cannabis from the farm.

NDLEA officials [Credit; Punch Newspaper]
July 16, 2023

NDLEA seizes 151,700 Opioids in Lagos, arrests trafficker

Mr Babafemi disclosed that the suspect, Ibrahim Analu, 28, was arrested at Iddo motor park, Lagos, while attempting to send the consignment.

NDLEA officers
July 16, 2023

NDLEA arrests Europe-bound teenage student with meth consignment in Abuja

Mr Babafemi said the suspect was intercepted on Saturday during an outward clearance of Turkish Airlines flight TK 0624 passengers.

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi
July 16, 2023

Female lawyer, others nabbed with tons of illicit drugs in Lagos

Mr Babafemi said the suspect was arrested in a follow-up operation in Awka, Anambra, following a seizure of 5kg of cannabis and 12 bottles of prepared skuchies.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
May 14, 2023

185 suspects arrested in Abuja, Kano drug busts: NDLEA

Mr Babafemi said NDLEA operatives raided two notorious drug joints at Zaro bunk in Bama Road, Sabongari and the Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium in the Kano metropolis.

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi
April 30, 2023

NDLEA busts factory supplying Akuskura to Cameroon, Chad

The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the factory was raided on Saturday in Mubi.

NDLEA
April 23, 2023

NDLEA seizes Dubai-bound illicit drugs hidden in wedding gown; nabs Niger Delta varsity student

Mr Babafemi said the pills of ecstasy were concealed in a gold colour wedding gown, adding that the skunk was hidden in a microcontroller.

NDLEA operatives
April 23, 2023

Two suspects travelling with cocaine for lesser Hajj nabbed at Lagos airport

Mr Babafemi said the suspects were arrested for attempting to export 14.4 kilograms of cocaine concealed in lace and ankara fabrics.

Pellets of cocaine
April 16, 2023

NDLEA busts Lekki businessman over importation of Loud from U.S.

Mr Babafemi said the suspect was arrested on Friday, April 14, along with two of his freight agents.

Canadian loud