*94,261 traffickers arrested .Experts attribute spike to quest for illicit wealth Nigeria’s drug trafficking and consumption is spiraling out of control, as it has emerged that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized cannabis and cocaine with a street value of $3.8 billion and $68.17 million respectively in the last 10 years. The price […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has recorded a total of 5,377.125kilogramms of drugs impounded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in 2018, representing over 400percent increase. Compared to 2017, the agency impounded drugs worth 1,266.400kilogramms from the same airport; however, the number quadrupled in 2018 as a result of […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an importer of electronics on his way to Hong Kong for ingesting cocaine. Another suspect who lives in Athens, Greece was also apprehended in connection with unlawful possession of wraps of substances that tested positive for cocaine. The arrests were made at the Murtalla […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that 48 year-old mother of three children, Mrs. Saidat Bola Hassan presented a mild drama at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja when she allegedly vomited 15 wraps of white powdery substances that tested positive for cocaine. The incident took place at the central screening […]
