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NDLEA Gains Global Recognition at UK Maritime Security Conference — Marwa

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2026

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mohamed Buba Marwa, has commended the agency’s growing global relevance in counter-narcotics operations following its participation in a high-level maritime security conference in the United Kingdom. Marwa praised

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NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Dry Fish Heads, Seizes Fentanyl, Meth in UK-Bound Shipments

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a suspected international drug trafficking network after intercepting cocaine concealed inside the heads of imported dry stock fish in Lagos, while also seizing dangerous narcotics hidden in parcels bound for the United Kingdom. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi

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NDLEA Foils Drug Smuggling Attempts at Lagos Airport, Seizes Large Consignments Across Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in unusual ways, including inside carton walls, winter jackets and body cream containers, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and a courier company in Lagos. The anti-narcotics agency also reported major seizures and arrests during

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74-Year-Old Man Arrested With 11kg Cocaine at Abuja Airport

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2026

…..as NDLEA Uncovers Major Drug Trafficking Network A 74-year-old man has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) uncovered 11 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in his luggage, in what authorities described as part of a widening crackdown on drug trafficking networks operating

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NDLEA Arrests Ex-Lagos Councillor, Uncovers Drugs Hidden in Baby Diapers, Intercepts IED Components

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intensified their nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, arresting a former Lagos councillor and uncovering a series of drug consignments concealed in unusual ways, including inside baby diapers, while also intercepting components suspected to be meant for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In one of

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NDLEA Says Drug Trafficking Trial of Abba Kyari Still Ongoing

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that the drug trafficking case involving suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is still ongoing despite a recent court ruling that discharged him in a separate case. The agency stated that the substantive drug-related charges against Kyari will continue before Emeka Nwite of the Federal […]