Tag: NDLEA
NAFDAC Destroys Counterfeit Drugs Worth ₦100 Billion in Ibadan
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs worth ₦100 billion at the Moniya dump site in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The seized drugs, confiscated from pharmaceutical marketers in Lagos’s Idumota market, included expired, fake, substandard, and falsified medications. The destruction exercise, led by NAFDAC…
NDLEA Arrests Suspected International Drug Baron After 17 Years in Hiding
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a suspected international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, after 17 years of evading law enforcement. The 59-year-old suspect, who has been on the radar of global anti-narcotics agencies, was apprehended at his hideout in Lagos, Nigeria, following a coordinated operation involving the NDLEA,…
NDLEA intercepts ex-convict with N4.6billion worth of cocaine at Lagos airport
Barely 16 months after he was arrested and convicted for ingesting 93 pellets of cocaine, a 48-year-old businessman Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for importing 817 wraps of the same Class A drug weighing 19.40…
NDLEA Arrests Ibadan Businesswoman and Auto Parts Dealer in Attempted Drug Smuggling to UK and Congo
Lagos, Nigeria – September 14, 2024 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two individuals, Mrs. Adewunmi Adebola Dorcas, a businesswoman based in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Arinze Ora, an auto parts dealer, in connection with separate attempts to smuggle narcotics to London and Congo Brazzaville. The arrests were made following the interception…
35 Artillery Brigade Intercepts Large Quantity of Drugs, Hands Over Exhibits to NDLEA
Troops of the 35 Artillery Brigade have intercepted a Mazda vehicle carrying a significant quantity of suspected Cannabis Sativa in Odeda LGA of Ogun State. The operation, conducted on Friday, 29th March 2024, resulted in the seizure of 441 wrapped pieces of Cannabis Sativa weighing 223kg. Brigadier General Mohammed Tajudeen Aminu, Commander of the 35…