Tag: Drugs
NDLEA busts woman with drugs in fake pregnancy
Abuja, Feb. 22, 2026(NAN) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled bizarre plots by two suspected drug traffickers to move...
Afghan police arrest 123 in anti-drug operations, seize 50,000 stimulant tablets
Kabul, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Afghan authorities have seized 50,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Nangarhar province and arrested 123 people in connection with drug...
NDLEA arrests 17 suspects, seizes Illicit drugs in Kano raids
Kano, Feb.14, 2026(NAN) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, said it has arrested 17 suspects and seized various illicit substances...
NDLEA seizes 7,746 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kogi
Lokoja, Feb. 6, 2026 (NAN) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi says it seized 7,746 tonnes of assorted illicit drugs between...
Troops smash kidnappers’ camps, apprehend 13 suspects in Edo
Abuja, Feb. 6, 2026 (NAN) Troops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled kidnappers’ hideouts in Edo North Senatorial District, apprehended 13 suspects and recovered...
High cost of drug addiction treatment in Yobe, pushing families into...
Damaturu, Jan. 4, 2026 (NAN) The high cost of drug addiction treatment in Yobe, is pushing families into financial ruin and profound despair.
Malam Hassan...
Expert links misuse of misoprostol to maternal, infant deaths
Bauchi, Jan. 23, 2026 (NAN) Dr Abdullahi Kabir, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist has warned that the misuse of Misoprostol poses serious health risks...
Man, 32, jailed for peddling 1.4kg of Cannabis
Ibadan, Jan. 21, 2026 (NAN) The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday, sentenced one Sikiru Ogunrinde, 32, to two years in the correctional...
NDLEA nabs ex-convict, female online vendor, others in 9 states raids
Abuja, Jan. 18, 2026 (NAN) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an ex-convict, female online vendor and others in raids conducted...
Don’t let drug abuse destroy your life, NAFDAC cautions youths
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians, particularly youths, against drug abuse, describing it as a threat...
NDLEA seizes 6 vehicles, 40ft trailer load skunk in Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it intercepted a large quantity of drugs while they were being distributed into six vehicles on...
NDLEA seizes N1.1b worth of codeine shipment in Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1 billion in street...
NDLEA arrests 1,290 suspects, 4,589.361kg illicit substances recovered in Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, arrested no fewer than 1,290 suspects and recovered 4,589.361kg of illicit substances in 2024.
The...
NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Ifeanyi Orizu, for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine.
Mr....
Lawal distributes N1bn drugs, medical consumables
Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara on Thursday distributed drugs and other medical consumables worth N1billion to hospitals across the state.
The drugs distribution was in...
NCS confiscates military camouflage, illicit drugs at Onne Port
The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Area 2 Command, Onne, Rivers has confiscated 12 containers laden with military/paramilitary equipment and illicit drugs worth N31 billion.
Its Comptroller-General,...
NCS: Oyo/Osun command seizes drugs, contraband worth N713m
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted 2,448 wraps of Cannabis sativa and 2,667 used tyres in two...
