The NDLEA drug seizure has topped N3.4 billion after major operations across Nigeria uncovered Canadian Loud, opioids and cannabis, while officers arrested a suspected fake police officer and a mechanic accused of storing drugs. ABUJA, NIGERIA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted more than 1.3 million tablets and capsules of tramadol and…
Jessica Ann heroin case has ended with a 25-year prison sentence in Abuja after a Nigerian court convicted the South African woman for importing 5.75kg of heroin through the capital’s international airport. ABUJA, NIGERIA — A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Will Jessica Ann, a 38-year-old South African woman, to 25 years in…
A fresh NDLEA meth lab operation has exposed a suspected Mexican-linked drug network in Ebonyi State, while a Mexican kingpin faces arrest after investigators traced his activities from Oyo to the southeast. ABUJA, NIGERIA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested Mexican national Arturo…
The NDLEA Colos crackdown has uncovered 44.45kg of synthetic cannabis from UK shipments, while officers recovered drugs hidden inside bread and music speakers in Lagos and Kano. LAGOS, NIGERIA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two consignments containing 44.45kg of synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Colorado or Colos, from the United…
NDLEA cocaine trafficker operation has led to the arrest of a convicted drug dealer accused of disguising himself as a herbal tea businessman after a 1.2kg cocaine shipment to Saudi Arabia was intercepted. LAGOS, NIGERIA — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, a convicted cocaine trafficker accused of…
A 101-year-old woman has landed in NDLEA custody in Ogun State, while agents separately found cocaine hidden inside fufu in Akwa Ibom on Friday, August 21, 2026. ABUJA, NIGERIA —The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has reported two unusual drug cases across Nigeria, arresting a 101-year-old woman in Ogun State and finding NDLEA cocaine fufu…
NDLEA uncovers cocaine hidden in palm oil cans in Lagos and arrests a suspected kingpin. Details of the bust and operation revealed.
NDLEA arrests 72‑yr‑old Delta grandma with skunk. Major multi‑state drug busts expose growing drug syndicates.
Anambra Police arrest six, including a female suspect, in a major drug trafficking bust in Isuaniocha, Awka North LGA.
