NEWS

NDLEA Secures Final Forfeiture of ₦1bn Victoria Island Hotel Linked to Drug Cartel

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has obtained a court order for the final forfeiture of an 80-room luxury hotel and lounge in Victoria Island, Lagos, after investigators traced it to a drug trafficking syndicate involved in the distribution of illicit substances. The property,

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Cocaine, Tramadol Consignments in Vehicle Side Mirrors Intercepted at Lagos Airport

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2025

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and tramadol 225mg concealed in 71 vehicle side mirrors being sent to Libreville, Gabon through the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with not less than three suspects linked to the cargo already arrested in follow-up operations. The […]

EDUCATION

NDLEA, Education Ministry Agree on Drug Education in School Curriculum, Test for Varsity Students, Others

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2025

Compulsory drug integrity test for students of tertiary institutions and the review of current secondary school curriculum to include drug education are part of agreements reached between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Federal Ministry of Education when the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) led a delegation of his […]

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Chinese bizman, 80-yr-old grandma arrested as NDLEA seizes Colos in moimoi sachets

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2025

… Intercepts Loud consignments in processed food cans from Canada; others in Lagos, Cross River, Edo, Ondo, Nasarawa, Borno, Niger, Ogun, Gombe, Kaduna, Kogi raids A Chinese businessman Liang Tak You and an 80-year-old grandma Mrs. Grace Ekpeme top the list of arrests made by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in […]

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NDLEA, NARTO collaborate on war against drug trafficking

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2025

. Deployment of NDLEA officers to parks, depots; drug test for drivers top agreements Leaders of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) have pledged to work with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to curb the use of truck and passenger vehicles to traffic illicit drugs as part ongoing offensive action against […]

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NDLEA Arrests Wanted Drug Baron on the Run for 7 Years

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2025

Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60-year-old alleged drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, who had been on the run for seven years. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said Okpara was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine […]