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NDLEA Recovers Cocaine, Loud from Microwaves, Lipsticks at Lagos Airport

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2025

… Nabs Wanted Drug Kingpin Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in microwaves imported from Thailand and wraps of cocaine built into ladies’ lipsticks going to Guinea at the Murtala Muhammed

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NDLEA intercepts Saudi, UK-bound cocaine in lipsticks, property title documents

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2025

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia respectively. The spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the illicit drug consignments were recovered from cargos being prepared for shipment at

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NDLEA Plays Key Role in Africa’s Drug Control and Crime Prevention Agenda — AU Commission

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2025

The African Union (AU) Commission has underscored the pivotal role of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in shaping Africa’s strategy on drug control and crime prevention, noting that any future action plan would be incomplete without the agency’s contribution. This affirmation came on Monday during a working visit to the NDLEA’s headquarters in […]

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Former Footballer, 4 Others Arrested, Over 22.6kg

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2025

Cocaine, Meth Seized at Lagos, Enugu Airports…72-year-old Grandma, Beninese, Ithers Nabbed in NDLEA Raids in Delta, Kwara, Lagos Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former football player Segun George Hunkarin along with his businessman partner Ntoruka Chinedu over attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria through

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UNODC 2025 Drug Report: Global instability driving record drug use and empowering criminal networks

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2025

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that rising global instability is exacerbating the world drug problem, fueling organized crime, and pushing drug use to unprecedented levels. This warning comes in the 2025 edition of the World Drug Report, launched on Thursday. UNODC Executive Director, Ghada Waly, said drug trafficking networks […]

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US Trains Nigeria, Others on Effective Drug Enforcement

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2025

Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Togo. According to a statement by the U.S. Embassy, the training addresses the growing threat of transnational drug trafficking