Tag: Drugs
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...
Sultan Foundation donates drugs worth N1.7bn to Sokoto, Kebbi states
An NGO, the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development (SFPD), has donated drugs and consumables worth N1.7 billion to the Sokoto and Kebbi governments.
Handing...
Kebbi govt. distributes free drugs to 27,000 mentally ill patients
The Kebbi Government has distributed free drugs to about 27,000 mentally ill patients across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
The Commissioner for...
Yusuf denies knowledge of drugs supply to 44 LGAs
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has denied knowledge of the contract said to have been recently awarded for the supply of drugs to...
NDLEA seized 6,975.6kg of illicit drugs, arrests 1,720 suspects in Plateau...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 6,975.6kg of illicit drugs in Plateau in the last two years.
The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen....
NDLEA smashes cocaine syndicates, intercepts multi-million naira illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted illicit drugs worth millions of naira during a recent nationwide intelligence-led operation.
Mr Demi Babafemi, the...
NCS seizes illicit drugs worth N11bn in Rivers
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne, Rivers, says it has confiscated seven containers of contraband drugs valued N11 billion.
The Comptroller, Mr Muhammed...
NDLEA seizes illegal drugs in Lagos
A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja stated that the seized drugs were also concealed in game packs, dry...
Hisbah destroys N60m worth alcohol, illicit drugs in Katsina
The Katsina State Hisbah Board says it has destroyed seized alcohol and other illicit drugs worth N60 million in Funtua Local Government Area (LGA)...
NAFDAC seizes N12m aphrodisiacs, sex enhancing drugs in Sokoto
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized cartons of aphrodisiac products and sex enhancment drugs worth N12 million...
