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NDLEA Intercepts Saudi-Bound Cannabis in Palm Oil Keg

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2026

….Seizes N7bn Tramadol at Lagos Port …Arrests 85-year-old grandmother with 179kg of skunk in Edo, destroys 7.5 tonnes of cannabis at Ondo farm The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a Saudi Arabia-bound consignment of cannabis concealed in a gallon of palm oil at

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HURIWA Commends Tinubu, AGF, Marwa on NDLEA Reform Bill

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2026

….Urges NASS to Fast-Track Passage The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) commends President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for transmitting the proposed National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill 2026 to the National Assembly, describing the initiative as a major step towards strengthening Nigeria’s fight against illicit drugs and drug trafficking

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Drug abuse, mental illness feed each other – Marwa warns

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2026

… Urges increased mental health financing, priority for women and children The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has said that drug use and mental illness feed each other, warning that “if we only arrest the symptoms, we will keep missing the cause.”Marwa made […]

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NDLEA Rearrests 83-Year-Old Woman for Drug Trafficking, Seizes 2.8 Tonnes of Cannabis

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2026

…South African Woman Arrested with 32.74kg Cannabis at PH Airport An 83-year-old woman previously convicted for drug trafficking has been arrested again with methamphetamine and Colorado, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) records major drug seizures across several states, including the arrest of a South African woman with 32.74 kilogrammes of cannabis at

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NDLEA Condoles NAF Over Tragic Aircraft Crash

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has condoled with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) over the death of its personnel in an aircraft crash in Ondo State. In a letter of condolence addressed to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), […]

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NDLEA Intercepts Italy-Bound Businessman With 4.8kg Cocaine Hidden In Shoes, Bags

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old businessman, Philip Tunde, with 4.8 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.The suspect was arrested on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at the joint screening point of Terminal […]