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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

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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 […]

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75-year-old Grandpa Arrested as NDLEA Destroys 178,000kg skunk in Taraba Forest

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2025

A 75-year-old grandpa Uchelue Ikechukwu was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances in raids by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in parts of Anambra state just as 30-year-old Alfa Andrew was taken into custody following the destruction of 178,750 kilogrammes of skunk on his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm in […]

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Drug kingpin, 5 others in NDLEA custody for smuggling drugs into bags of 3 Nigerians facing charges in Saudi Arabia

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2025

A 55-year-old drug kingpin Mohammed Abubakar, alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at Kano international airport have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they are behind the shipment of illicit substances for which three innocent Nigerians who went on lesser hajj […]

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Widow faking pregnancy to traffic cocaine arrested by NDLEA in Lagos

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2025

A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Ezewuike has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilogrammes of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection. A press statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi […]