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NDLEA Intercepts Brazil Returnees With 116 Drug Wraps, Busts Meth, Cocaine, and Skunk Shipments Nationwide

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a string of major busts across the country, including the arrest of two Brazil returnees who excreted a combined 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine, as well as multiple seizures of methamphetamine, opioids, and cannabis. Brazil

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NDLEA mourns death of Cross River Commander Ogbonna Maurice

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2025

… Marwa commiserates with deceased’s family The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, CN Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma.The report of his death was brought to the attention of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) in Maiduguri, Borno state […]

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Three Nigerian Pilgrims Freed in Saudi Arabia After Wrongful Drug Trafficking Detention

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2025

Three Nigerian pilgrims who were held in Saudi Arabia over alleged drug trafficking have been released, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The announcement was made during a press briefing on Wednesday. Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA, said the release followed sustained diplomatic efforts and collaboration between

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Indian Businessman, Three Nigerians Arrested Over N3.9bn Tramadol Bust at Lagos Airport

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2025

NDLEA Uncovers Skuchies Factory in Ikorodu, Makes Major Seizures Nationwide Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an Indian national, Gupta Ravi Kumar, along with three Nigerian collaborators — Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode, and Bakare Korede Muheeb — over the importation of a massive consignment of tramadol valued

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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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NDLEA smashes drug cartel, arrests 3 kingpins, seizes N5.3bn Australia-bound cocaine

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2025

An international organized criminal group (IOCG) operating between Nigeria, United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) made up of mainly ex-jailbirds in overseas prisons has been smashed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the […]