Tag: cannabis
NDLEA intercepts 112kg of cannabis in Kano road crash
Kano, Sept.11, 2025 (NAN) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command has recovered 150 blocks and three sacks of cannabis...
Man to spend 16 years imprisonment for trafficking 407g of Cannabis
Ibadan, July 25, 2025 (NAN) A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced a middle aged man, Kazeem Lamidi, to 16 years imprisonment for...
Navy hands over bags of seized cannabis sativa to NDLEA in...
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos, on Thursday handed over several sacks of cannabis sativa to the National Drugs...
Customs intercepts N57.6m worth of cannabis in Kwara
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday in Ilorin announced the seizure of a large consignment of cannabis sativa valued...
Navy hands over 72 bags of cannabis, 4 suspects to NDLEA
The Nigerian Navy has handed over 72 bags of cannabis sativa, each weighing 40kg and four arrested suspects to the National Drugs Law Enforcement...
Police arrest suspect with firearms, cannabis sativa in A’Ibom
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested a suspect, names withheld, for allegedly being in possession of firearms and substances suspected...
NDLEA destroys 31,250kg cannabis, arrests 17 in Osun
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has arrested 17 suspects and destroyed 31,250 kilogrammes of cannabis in Osun.
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NDLEA intercepts 4,752kg of cannabis in Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 40-ft gas tanker marked RBC 77XG with 511 sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 4,752kg...
NDLEA seizes 1,112 kg of cannabis sativa, apprehends suspect in A’Ibom
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized 1, 112 kilogrammes of Cannabis sativa from a suspected female drug trafficker in...
NDLEA reiterates opposition to legalisation of Cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has opposed agitations for the legalisation of cannabis in the country.
NDLEA Chairman, Mohammed Marwa made this position...
35.9m people suffer from drug use disorders globally – UNODC
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) says in its 2020 report that more than 35.9 million people suffer from drug use...
We have seized 2,767kg of illicit drugs in Yobe since 2017...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command in Yobe says it seized 2,767 kilogrammes of hard drug in its operations from 2017 to date.
The commander...
Campaign begins in Arizona to make marijuana legal
Advocates for legalizing marijuana launched a petition campaign in Phoenix on Friday seeking a ballot measure that could make Arizona the fifth U.S. state...
