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NDLEA Moves to Standardise Drug Rehabilitation

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2026

….Trains Over 100 Counsellors Nationwide The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced a nationwide capacity-building programme for its counsellors as part of efforts to standardise treatment and rehabilitation services for people affected by substance use disorders. The

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Marwa: Drug Barons Must Lose Their Wealth to Be Truly Defeated

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), has declared that the fight against drug trafficking can only succeed when criminal networks are stripped of the financial gains that sustain their operations. Marwa made the assertion while delivering a presentation at the 43rd Cambridge International

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101-year-old great-grandma Esther Ogunmabo arrested in Ogun State for selling drugs in sachets

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 101-year-old great-grandmother for dealing in illicit drugs. The great-grandmother, identified as Esther Ogunmabo, was arrested in Ilisan, Ogun State, with retail sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 90 grammes, which she claimed she sold to locals. A statement on Sunday by the […]

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Support Uncovers Fentanyl Production Threat in Ogun Forest as NDLEA Seeks More Help

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

The discovery of a precursor chemical linked to fentanyl production in a clandestine drug laboratory deep inside a forest in Ogun State has exposed a potentially dangerous new dimension to Nigeria’s illicit drug trade, with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) warning of the critical need for advanced forensic technology to stay ahead of […]

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Fleeing N39bn Cocaine Cartel Kingpin Nabbed At Lagos Airport — NDLEA

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the alleged Nigerian arrowhead of an international cocaine trafficking cartel at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as he attempted to flee the country, following the seizure of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine worth an estimated N39 billion. The NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen.

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NDLEA Destroys N301bn Drugs

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2026

…. Vows to Cripple Cartels’ Financial Networks The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 329,865.585 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs worth an estimated N301.058 billion, sending a fresh warning to drug barons, traffickers and financiers that the agency will not only seize their consignments but pursue the financial networks sustaining their