SECURITY

NDLEA Decorates Seven Deputy Commanders in Benin City

The Edo State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mitchell Ofoyeju, has decorated seven officers recently promoted to the rank of Deputy Commander of Narcotics by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (RTD). The event took place at the Command’s headquarters in Benin City and was marked by pride, […]

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Investigation: Cargo Terminal, MMIA Becoming Major Gateway for Drug Trafficking in W’Africa

It has emerged that the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has become major hub and gateway for drug trafficking in West Africa. Despite the efforts to significantly curtail the movement of illicit drugs through the airport, the cargo terminal has increasingly continued to record high number of consignments. Inside sources revealed that […]

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Insider Collaborators at Nigerian Airports Promote Drug Trafficking, Says NDLEA

A director with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmed Garba, has revealed that most drug movements through Nigeria’s airports have insider collaborators at the airports. He also disclosed that drug traffickers that use scheduled commercial airlines, carry relatively small volume of drugs, while large volumes are conveyed in private jets and through cargo […]

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NDLEA Destroys Largest Seizure of 1.6 Million Kilogrammes Illicit Drugs Seized in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilogrammes of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states. This stands as the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze in the annals of the anti-narcotics agency. A statement by the spokesman of the […]

Airports

Investigation: Cargo Terminal, MMIA Becoming Major Gateway for Drug Trafficking in W’Africa

It has emerged that the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has become major hub and gateway for drug trafficking in West Africa. Despite the efforts to significantly curtail the movement of illicit drugs through the airport, the cargo terminal has increasingly continued to record high number of consignments. Inside sources revealed that […]