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War Against Drug Abuse

December 7, 2025

NDLEA destroys illicit drug warehouses in Ekiti, Ondo forests

A total of 2,483 compressed blocks of skunk and 247 bags of the same substance, all weighing 5,442 kilogrammes, were recovered, and five suspects were arrested.

NDLEA officers
August 13, 2025

NDLEA arrested 40,887 barons, seized 5.5mkg drugs in two years: Chairman  

Mr Marwa stressed that tackling substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking was crucial to national security.

NDLEA
May 6, 2025

68 drug barons arrested nationwide, says NDLEA chief Marwa

The NDLEA chairman, Buba Marwa, said this during the opening ceremony of a conference for Nigeria Governors Spouses on Tuesday in Abuja.

Naira Marley and Buba Marwa
December 29, 2024

NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine

He said that the suspect was arrested at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Sunday, Dec. 22. 

Ifeanyi Orizu
June 24, 2024

86 drug dealers in Ogun convicted in five months, says NDLEA

The NDLEA narcotics commander said 112 suspected drug users, including five females and 107 males, were counselled and rehabilitated in Ogun in five months.

NDLEA
December 7, 2023

NDLEA says seized N2.6 billion hard drugs have been destroyed

Mr Marwa said the sheer bulk of the drugs destroyed was a reminder of the magnitude of the drug problem in the country.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday in Abuja, destroyed over 30 tons of illicit drugs
October 15, 2023

NDLEA seizes fake $4.9 million, 57 million CFA on Abuja-Lokoja highway

Mr Babafemi stated that the farm measured 2.4 hectares and was destroyed, adding that 92kg of already processed skunk were also recovered there.

NDLEA Officers
August 18, 2023

NDLEA will intensify war against hard drugs in Abuja: Commander

In an interview on Friday in Abuja, the official said the agency had intensified raids of drug joints in the capital and made several arrests.

NDLEA officers and heroin
April 10, 2023

NDLEA: Court convicts 37 drug peddlers in Kano

NDLEA said it secured the conviction of 37 drug peddlers and users between January and March.

NDLEA
March 12, 2023

NAFDAC, Customs, NDLEA partner to fight against drug abuse

The statement stated that NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, described narcotics and psychotropic substances as indispensable for relieving pain and suffering.

NAFDAC, Customs, NDLEA