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NDLEA Busts UK Colos Pipeline

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

…Seizes 2.3 Tonnes of Drugs …Real estate agent, 70-year-old woman, others arrested as traffickers hide opioids in bread, music speakers The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled multiple drug trafficking networks operating across eight states, intercepting

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Marwa charges Nigerian youths on skills acquisition, warns against drug abuse

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2026

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has urged Nigerian youths to prioritise skills acquisition and empowerment opportunities as a strategic defence against drug abuse, unemployment and other social vices threatening national stability. Marwa gave the charge in Abuja on Thursday while

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Marwa, A Man of Uncommon Grace at 72

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

By Femi BabafemiI have had the privilege of knowing Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) for about 30 years. As a young reporter, I observed from a working distance the metamorphosis of a military administrator who was unlike any other—an enigma committed as much to his work as to becoming a paragon of excellence in […]

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Illicit drug consignment packaged as green tea intercepted at Lagos airport

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2025

No fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. According to the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the seizure made last […]

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NDLEA, UK-HOIO sign MoU on operational partnership against illicit drugs

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2025

. It’s an agreement to safeguard lives and futures of our nations, says Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office International Operations (HOIO) of the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance the fight against transnational organized crime, particularly the trafficking of illicit drugs and […]

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N6.5 billion Opioids Intercepted by NDLEA at Lagos, Rivers Ports

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2025

Opioids worth over N6.5 billion have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers and the Apapa seaport, Lagos in the course of last week. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the opioids with […]