LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives on Wednesday, July 23 intercepted a suspect along Epe – Ajah expressway, Lagos State while taking consignments of 21.7kg Colorado. Some of the drugs were packaged in moimoi cooking sachets. The anti-drug agency equally arrested a Chinese businessman and an 80-year-old grandma, for drug…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, ending seven years of evading the law. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA director of media and advocacy, in a statement on Sunday, said Chigozie was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)- Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its unwavering support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse, trafficking, and money laundering in Nigeria and beyond. The pledge was made by the Bank’s Managing Director/CEO, Kayode Lawal, during a courtesy visit by a 15-member NDLEA management team to…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in twenty sets of religious books bound for Saudi Arabia. According to the Director, Media and Advocacy at NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the cocaine consignment consisted of twenty parcels with a total weight of 500 grams…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Sunday that its operatives had arrested a Lekki-based businessman and proprietor of Damillionz Takeout, Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, in connection with the shipment of 60 parcels of loud, a strong strain of cannabis, from the United States of America to Nigeria. Director of Media…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a recent operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency uncovered a shipment of cannabis-infused candies intended for sale in a children’s store in Lagos. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a Sunday post on X.com, accompanied by photos and a video. Babafemi revealed that the candies, which were imported…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, seven days after ingesting illicit substances in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was apprehended during the inward clearance of passengers on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State has alerted parents of the availability of sweets and candies believed to contain intoxicating substances. The Public Relations Officer of the agency, ASN Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, in an interview in Kano, said the alert became necessary for parents to check the kind…