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NDLEA nabs woman concealing 2.2kg cocaine in luggage at Lagos Airport

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2025

Uncovers More Drug Shipments Across States A 43-year-old make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, who claimed she was heading to India for fibroid surgery, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),

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NDLEA boss Marwa bereaved as mother-in-law passes on

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2025

Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), is mourning the loss of his mother-in-law, Hajiya Zainab Hussain. Hajiya Hussain, mother of Hajiya Munira Marwa, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Abuja. She was 76 years old. A statement […]

HEALTH

Marwa Commissions NDLEA/NOA Vision Centre

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2025

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commissioned a high-tech Vision Centre at its National Headquarters Annex in Abuja as part of efforts to promote and prioritise staff welfare as well as to boost their morale. The facility, a product of strategic partnership between the […]

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Substance use prevention in focus as NDLEA, UNODC unveil 2025 world drug day activities

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2025

. Marwa, Toure call for public , states’ active participation in fight against illicit drugs The Nigerian public has been challenged to get involved and take full ownership of the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking with a view to curbing the menace and preventing young people from falling into the drug trap.Chairman/Chief […]

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Iran-bound businessman arrested at PH airport for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2025

. As NDLEA recovers tramadol consignments in winter jackets going to Europe at Lagos airport; intercepts N1.1billion opioids in Rivers; 2,687kg skunk in Cross River Barely two weeks after operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano, intercepted a 60-year-old businessman Chinedu Leonard Okigbo

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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 […]