In an unwavering campaign to dismantle illicit drug import and export networks across Nigeria’s borders, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has concluded a specialized refresher training course for its Canine Unit. Facilitated by two premier German technical dog-handling experts, the intensive program was designed to sharpen the operational instincts and narcotics-detection capabilities of both handlers and their service dogs. According to an official statement released on Saturday, September 19, by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the training took place at the NDLEA Canine Unit…
Category: Crime
No Soft Landing: Court Jails South African Woman 25 Years for 5.75kg Heroin Importation
*….Marwa hails landmark conviction as a crushing blow to international drug cartels, reinforcing the judiciary’s unyielding alliance with the NDLEA.* In another major breakthrough for Nigeria’s anti-narcotics war, the Federal High Court in Abuja has handed down sentences totaling 40 years to a 38-year-old South African national, Ms. Will Jessica Ann, who will serve an effective 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilograms of heroin into the country. The development was confirmed in a statement released on Thursday, September 17, 2026, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
NDLEA Smashes Industrial Meth Lab, Arrests Mexican Kingpin as Marwa Vows to Crush Cartels
In a major victory against transnational drug networks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and intercepted a fleeing Mexican drug kingpin at the Lagos airport. The high-stakes operation underscores a desperate, shifting trend by international syndicates to infiltrate Nigeria’s remote forests and rural communities to set up illicit factories. A statement issued on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, noted that the briefing in Lagos highlighted a breakthrough. Addressing journalists, the Chairman and Chief Executive…
Bread, Speakers & ‘Colos’: NDLEA’s 8-State Raid Nets Grandma, Realtor, 2.3 Tons of Drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multiple UK-linked shipments of synthetic cannabis—popularly known as ‘Colos’—and uncovered a web of cross-border smuggling operations. The illicit cargoes, which included drugs heavily concealed inside commercial music speakers, were tracked to transit hubs in Lagos, resulting in the immediate arrest of at least seven suspects. The crackdown began at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, where NDLEA operatives intercepted a consolidated cargo hiding 27 parcels of ‘Colos’ weighing 32.20kg. According to a statement released on…
No Hiding Place: NDLEA Nabs Fugitive Festus Ibewuike Over 49.7kg Heroin as Marwa Vows to Hunt All Suspects
In line with Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa’s (Rtd) uncompromising stance that drug barons can only run but never hide, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully orchestrated the arrest and repatriation of Festus Ibewuike (alias Chidibest Ibewuike). The fugitive drug kingpin had evaded law enforcement for over two years following the interception of the single largest heroin consignment ever recorded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. Ibewuike, who fled to Mozambique and operated a hotel business as a front, was one of three suspects…
NDLEA Arrests Ex-Convict ‘Tea Merchant’ Behind Saudi Cocaine; Intercepts Drug Tanker in 9-State Blitz
In a massive blow to transnational syndicates, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a sophisticated cross-border narcotics network during a coordinated 9-state crackdown. The high-stakes sweep led to the arrest of a convicted cocaine trafficker posing as a herbal tea merchant, the interception of a 20,000-litre fuel tanker retrofitted with a hidden drug compartment, and the recovery of massive consignments of cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine, and other psychotropic substances across Lagos, Adamawa, Ondo, Kaduna, Bauchi, Ekiti, Kogi, Taraba, and Enugu states. This major enforcement breakthrough was…
Hit Cartels in the Wallet: Marwa Charges NDLEA Investigators as CJ Tsoho Backs Judiciary Ties
In a decisive move to cripple the financial lifelines of drug barons, the Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has charged investigators and prosecutors to aggressively trace, seize, and recover the proceeds of narcotics trafficking. Marwa insisted that the war against drug cartels can no longer be won by mere arrests and illicit drug seizures alone. According to a statement released on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, Director, Media…
Turkey-to-Lagos Pipeline: Tin Can Customs Nabs 204 Fresh Rifles in Barely Three Weeks
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a cache of 204 illicit pump-action rifles concealed inside a shipment of imported household goods at the Tin Can Island Port. This dramatic breakthrough comes barely three weeks after a similar high-profile seizure of 399 smuggled weapons at the exact same port facility, exposing a persistent maritime security vulnerability involving arms syndicates operating out of Turkey. According to official terminal records, the 20-foot container housing the weapons was falsely declared as containing “used household items”. The vessel, MV Algeciras Express, docked from Turkey…
NDLEA Smashes Syndicate: Seizes ₦6.2bn ‘Jihadi Drugs’ at Lagos Airport, Nets Kingpin in Rivers Raid
*….The crackdown exposed opioids disguised as Ghana soap and recovered safe-hidden cocaine from a dismantled drug den* In a major breakthrough against cross-border drug trafficking, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted massive consignments of Captagon—notoriously dubbed the ‘Jihadi drug’—alongside millions of opioid pills worth over ₦6.2 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos. A statement released on Sunday, August 30, 2026, by the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed that the high-stakes Captagon shipment was seized at the…
Fufu Cocaine, N4.4bn Busts:101-Year-Old Grandma Nabbed in Massive NDLEA Sweeps
In a series of high-stakes border and maritime crackdowns, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have smashed multiple syndicates nationwide. The sweeping operations yielded a staggering N4.4 billion haul of ‘Loud’ (a potent synthetic cannabis) at Lagos ports, the interception of cocaine hidden inside cassava flour (fufu), and the shocking arrest of a 101-year-old great-grandmother. According to a statement released on Sunday, August 23, 2026, by NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, agency operatives intercepted the centenarian, Esther Ogunmabo, on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in…