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NDLEA Nabs Italy-Bound Businessman With Cocaine Hidden In Shoe soles, Bag Railings

In Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Monday 28th September raided an unoccupied compound at Divine Estate, Ago Palace, where they recovered 209,000 tablets of tramadol

Mide Charles
Posted on October 4, 2026October 4, 2026

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Europe-Bound Groom Caught With 72 Cocaine Wraps At Enugu Airport

The consignments, were imported from India and Bangladesh via Qatar Airways, RwandAir, and Ethiopian Airlines.

Mide Charles
Posted on September 27, 2026September 27, 2026

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Fake Police Officer Arrested As NDLEA Intercepts N3.4bn Loud, Opioids In Multiple Operations

Investigation established that Ekpe had long paraded himself as Godwin Emeka, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, using a forged ID card to escape scrutiny at checkpoints while transporting illicit consignments

Mide Charles
Posted on September 20, 2026September 20, 2026

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NDLEA Seizes UK ‘Colos’ Shipments, Uncovers Opioids Hidden In Bread & Speakers

The suspect Nurudeen Abiodun Kadiri, 44, said the consignment was sent to him by his brother in the UK.

Eniola Bello
Posted on September 13, 2026September 13, 2026

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Lagos ‘Herbal Tea Businessman’ Arrested For Saudi Arabia Cocaine Shipments

Further investigation revealed the suspect is no stranger to the Agency: he was first arrested in 2011 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos after ingesting 900grams of cocaine

Mide Charles
Posted on September 6, 2026September 6, 2026

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NDLEA Boss Marwa Orders Investigators To Crush Cartel Financial Networks

He observed that criminal organisations are increasingly exploiting technology, cryptocurrencies, complex corporate structures and legitimate businesses to conceal the ownership

Eniola Bello
Posted on September 2, 2026September 2, 2026

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NDLEA Seizes N6.2bn ‘Jihadi Drug’, Opioids At Lagos Airport

The shipments, which had been placed under close watch after no one showed up to claim them, were formally retrieved after a joint examination by NDLEA officers

The Street
Posted on August 30, 2026August 30, 2026

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NDLEA Intercepts N4.4bn Loud At Apapa, Lekki Ports

In the nation’s maritime space, the Agency recorded its first-ever seizure of illicit drugs shipped from Thailand through the maritime corridor, following the interception of two containers of cannabis indica

Mide Charles
Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026

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Luxury Goods Dealer Arrested As NDLEA Smashes Cocaine Trafficking Cartel

Working closely with the management of the courier company involved, NDLEA operatives unravelled a web of intermediary companies and individuals used to process the consignment, leading to the arrest of two key suspects, among several others.