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NDLEA Busts Major Meth Lab in Oyo Forest, Arrests Mexican Drug Expert

ACNN NEWS — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:26:22 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a large-scale methamphetamine production facility hidden in a forest in Oyo State and arrested five suspected members of a transnational drug cartel, including a Mexican national.

Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, NDLEA Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd.), described the operation as a major breakthrough in the agency’s ongoing fight against illicit drug production and trafficking.

According to Marwa, the clandestine laboratory was located deep within Tapa Village in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State and was allegedly operated by a Nigerian-Mexican drug syndicate.

He disclosed that NDLEA operatives stormed the facility on June 17 following intelligence reports and successfully apprehended five suspects, including a 56-year-old Mexican believed to be the cartel’s methamphetamine production expert and four Nigerian collaborators.

Marwa said the arrest highlighted the growing international dimension of drug trafficking operations in Nigeria and demonstrated the agency’s ability to detect and disrupt sophisticated criminal networks.

A forensic team later examined the facility and discovered large quantities of chemicals and equipment used in the production of methamphetamine. Recovered items included controlled chemical substances, industrial drums containing various precursor materials, acids, catalysts and other ingredients commonly used in synthetic drug manufacturing.

The agency also recovered industrial processing equipment, including a reactor pot, distillation units, mixers, condensers and drying machines used in the production process.

Preliminary tests conducted on substances recovered from the site confirmed the presence of methamphetamine, while additional samples tested positive for chemicals used in the synthesis of the illicit drug.

Marwa described the operation as the interception of a multibillion-naira drug production enterprise that could have supplied millions of doses of narcotics to local and international markets.

He noted that the discovery came just weeks after a similar methamphetamine laboratory was dismantled in Ogun State, raising concerns about attempts by drug traffickers to establish the South-West region as a hub for synthetic drug production.

The NDLEA chairman warned drug cartels that the agency would continue to pursue and dismantle their operations regardless of where they are located.

He commended officers involved in the raid for their professionalism and bravery and thanked members of the public for providing useful information that contributed to the success of the operation.

(NAN)

Drug Dealer Behind Cocaine Hidden In Lagos Airport Toilet Arrested

ACNN NEWS — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:40:41 +0000

A Brazil-based drug dealer, Okafor Okwudili Moses has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over 2.55 kilograms of cocaine recovered from a toilet at the E-Arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.

NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday.

According to Mr Babafemi, the drug was discovered in the toilet of the airport on Friday 12th November after it was dumped there by a trafficker who was obviously scared of being caught by narcotic officers positioned at the airport.

The following day, Saturday, November 13, the actual owner of the consignment, Okafor arrived at the airport from Brazil via an Ethiopian Airline and was promptly arrested.

While being interviewed in custody, he confirmed he is the owner of the seized illicit drug.

In other interdiction operations across the country, over 6,043.857 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were recovered in five states of Adamawa, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Ebonyi with more than two hectares of cannabis farms destroyed.

A suspected fake security agent, Abdullahi Mohammed, who claimed to be serving in one of the security formations in Mubi, Adamawa state was arrested with four blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 4kg along Bazza- Michika road. In the same vein, four other suspects were arrested at different locations in Jimeta, Yola North LGA, with assorted substances such as Cannabis, Diazepam, Exol- 5 and Tramadol tablets.

In Ondo state, three persons: Alabi Idowu; Oluwatomipe Olorundare and Finity Sunday were arrested on Monday 15th November and a total of 2,771kgs of Cannabis recovered from them at Oke Ogun camp, Ipele, Owo LGA, while 59-year-old Mrs. Joy Peter was nabbed with over 39kg cannabis and Tramadol tablets on Wednesday 17th Nov.

Similarly, over 2, 832kg of drugs were seized and more than two hectares of cannabis farms destroyed in parts of Ekiti state. While 2,582kg of Cannabis was recovered on Tuesday 16th November from Itapaji forest, Ipao, Ikole LGA, 250kg was seized from Ise forest, Ise-Orun LGA where the cannabis farm was also destroyed on Thursday 18th Nov.

Meanwhile, in Ebonyi, 29-year-old Ivoh Chukwuemeka accompanied by his girlfriend Ogbonna Peace, 18, was intercepted along Enugu-Abakaliki expressway with 20.357kg cannabis on Friday 19th Nov. Similarly, 377.5kg cannabis was seized from at least two suspects: Lucky Okhian and Aaron Monday in Owan West LGA as well as Okpokhumi forest in Owan East LGA of Edo state.

Reacting to the arrest of Okafor and other suspects as well as the seizures from the states, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the officers and men involved in the operations across the commands for sustaining the heat on drug cartels in the country.

“We are proving to the bad guys and merchants of death that we’ll not stay a step ahead of them but two steps in this game, and this we must sustain as we prepare to go into the new year,” he declared.

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NDLEA Intercepts 24,311kgs Of Heroin, Codeine In Fresh Drug Busts In Lagos

ACNN ADMIN — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:17:13 +0000

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday said it intercepted 24, 311kgs of heroin and codeine in another raid at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja and the Tincan seaport, Apapa, Lagos State.

In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, said Operatives of the Agency seized over 24, 311 kilograms of heroin, codeine as well as Arizona and Colorado variants of cannabis in fresh drug busts.

The statement said the first seizure came on Friday 3rd September 2021 at the SAHCO export shed of the MMIA where two consignments containing 10.350kg heroin and 25.2kg cannabis from South Africa were intercepted.

NDLEA intercepts N6.5bn heroin, cocaine, declares drug Baron wanted

The statement said, in a series of sting operations between Saturday 4th Sept and Monday 6th Sept, in different parts of Lagos, four suspects were arrested including Mrs. Bello Kafayat Ayo who was picked from Shino Street, Palmgroove area of the state.

“At the Tincan seaport, Apapa, narcotic officers intercepted a 40ft container loaded with 22,590 kilograms of Barcadin Codeine syrup on Monday 6th Sept following intelligence received from international partners on the container since May 2021.

“The container was also found to include 4,020.03kg of analgesic tablets and 47 cartons of insulated hot pots used to conceal the illicit drugs, all imported from India.

“Equally, on Friday 10th Sept, a consignment of Colorado weighing 17.5kg and hidden inside a Grand Caravan Dodge vehicle shipped in a 40ft container from Montreal, Canada, was also intercepted and seized at the Tincan port.” The statement said.

Source: News Spot

Drug Test Is Essential For A Stable Marriage – Marwa

ACNN ADMIN — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 10:54:38 +0000

Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa says premarital drug test is a key factor in attaining a stable home.

According to a statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA boss spoke at a conference organized by an NGO, Coal to Diamond Support Network for young adults on Saturday in Abuja.

He said “if would-be couples choose to undergo HIV and genotype tests before marriage without any law compelling them, then, they should equally consider drug tests as critical to their well-being and stability of their home”.

While warning on the dire consequences of drug abuse, Gen. Marwa who was represented by a Principal Staff Officer on Drug Demand Reduction in the NDLEA, Shehu Dankolo, said substance use does not only destroy marriages but equally leads to health problems, morbidity, injuries, violence, and death.

He added that most often, the physical, psychological and social consequences of drug use are very obvious and disturbing.

According to him, the mental, physical and spiritual quality of life of individuals has definite impact on a society’s future.

In her remarks, the wife of the NDLEA boss, Munirat Marwa who was the host of the event, urged youths preparing for weddings to take a drug test as part of their preparations, adding that there is a difference between wedding and marriage.

“The wedding as we all know it is a short time event while marriage is intended for a lifetime,” she said.

“As such, the conference has come at the right time when couples are putting more importance and emphasis on the wedding festivities rather than the marriage itself.

“It is therefore important we pay attention to preparing for the marriage and one of such ways is through premarital counseling and drug test. This prepares the couples very well and has the ability to reduce domestic violence, divorce as well as increase happiness and longevity in marriages’”.

Other notable speakers at the conference include wife of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Amina Namadi Sambo; President of the Group, Bilkisu Mohammed and the keynote speaker, Said Takuma who all emphasized the need for proper counseling for would-be couples to safeguard their marriages and future.

News: Newspot

NDLEA Intercepts Drugged Candies From UK, Nabs NYSC Member

ACNN ADMIN — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 10:24:08 +0000

A 22-year-old youth corps member, Arnold Maniru has been arrested in Abuja for allegedly importing four kilograms of drugged candies from the United Kingdom.

This is according to a statement by the spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi.

In its communique, the NDLEA said the suspect serving with a government agency in Abuja was arrested on Saturday 28th August, 2021 following the interception of a consignment at the warehouse of a transport company.

A controlled delivery of the parcel, which contains the candies laced with Arizona, a strong variant of cannabis and some liquid, was subsequently carried out.

In a similar vein, operatives attached to courier companies in Lagos have intercepted 1.2kg of cannabis concealed inside locally made cookies going to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 920 grams of cocaine hidden inside synthetic hair heading to Saudi Arabia.

Another 1.08kg of cannabis concealed in spray cans going to Pakistan and 625 grams of methamphetamine hidden in clothing heading to Australia were also seized.

According to Mr Babafemi, operatives across the states have intensified arrests of traffickers and seizures of illicit drugs.

He said a total of 384.7 kilograms of assorted narcotics being transported to the nation’s capital, Abuja for sale were intercepted and seized at patrol points in Lokoja, Kogi State on Monday 30th August and Thursday 2nd September, 2021.

The NDLEA image-maker further disclosed that a truck with registration number Plateau AA 462 QAP, driven by a 50-year-old Danlami Dodo, coming from Onitsha, Anambra, with Abuja, FCT as its destination, was intercepted at a patrol point in Lokoja.

“Upon a search, the following psychoactive substances were discovered packed in sacks and cartons:

“1,975 bottles of Cough Syrup with Codeine weighing 282kg; 199 packets of Exol-5 tablets weighing 75.4kg; 250 packets of Diazepam tablets weighing 15.4kg; Cannabis Sativa weighing 5.9kg; and 1 packet of Ketamine injection, all weighing 378.7kilograms,” the spokesman added.

Also on Thursday, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number Lagos MUS 716 XK, coming from Ojota, Lagos to Abuja was stopped and searched at the Lokoja patrol point, where 6kg of Arizona was found sealed in cartons and stuffed in a white sack.

Meanwhile, in Rivers state, one Obey James was arrested during a raid with 4.2 grams of heroin; 1.9 grams of cocaine and 5.4 grams of methamphetamine while in Niger state, two suspects; Eze John and Michael Ifediegwu were arrested along Zungeru-Tegina road with 18kg of Exol 5; 2kg of Tramadol and 1000 ampoules of pentazocine injection, all going to Kontagora in the state.

In another related development, a suspected Kano drug dealer, Chiduzie Ibegbunam, was arrested with 16.8 grams of cocaine and 0.6 grams of heroin while 158,000 monetary exhibits were recovered from him when his joint was raided.

While giving details of exploits by agents of the NDLEA, Mr Babafemi added that in Nasarawa State, 22 suspects were arrested and 43.9 kilograms of illicit drugs seized when operatives stormed notorious drug joints in Gadabuke forest, Toto LGA and Down Base/Timber Shed both in Nasarawa LGA, dismantling and setting ablaze their makeshift homes.

Borno State was not left out, as one Caleb Okezuonu was arrested with 352 bottles of Codeine Syrup and 876 tablets of Rohypnol during a raid.

“Curiously, Caleb is on court bail, for two earlier charges filed against him by the state command of the NDLEA. The latest arrest makes it his third arrest for drug offences,” the agency’s spokesperson remarked.

According to him, during the raid, 11.5 grams of Tramadol and N307, 255 monetary exhibits were recovered from another suspect who escaped and has been declared wanted.

In another development, a military operative in Ebonyi State, Anayo Nwamban, who bought 1.1kg of cannabis from Mami Market, planted the same in his elder brother’s house and then made a report to the NDLEA office, seeking to implicate his brother.

The personnel was arrested on Friday 3rd September, following the testimony of his supplier who had earlier been apprehended. Having no more alibis, the officer admitted to purchasing and planting the cannabis in his own brother’s house.

In reaction to the arrests and seizures in the past week across the FCT, Kogi, Rivers, Kano, Niger, Borno, Nasarawa and Ebonyi state commands as well as the Directorate of Operation and General Investigations, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the commanders, officers and men of the commands for keeping the flame burning and maintaining the heat on drug traffickers and dealers.

Gen Marwa assured them that President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of their efforts and remains committed to improving their welfare as they intensify the ongoing war against drug abuse and trafficking across the country.

Source; Newspot

Marwa Says Buhari Has Approved Construction Of First-Ever NDLEA Barracks

ACNN ADMIN — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:26:38 +0000

Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the construction of barracks for operatives of the agency.

Marwa disclosed this to state house correspondents on Friday, after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the agency at the presidential villa in Abuja.

The NDLEA boss said the building of barracks for operatives of the agency is par of efforts to protect officers and their families.

“I raised the issue of barracks. The NDLEA has been in existence for 32 years. All other agencies — armed forces, police, customs, immigration, road safety — all have estates and barracks, except the NDLEA; we still don’t have barracks,” he said.

“And now, considering the hazardous nature of the work that we do — the dangers in it — we arrest and jail the criminals and then live among them.

“When you send operatives to go into the forest, to go after the criminals, they will be encouraged if they know that their own families are secured in a barracks somewhere.

“So, clearly, we got a positive response from the commander-in-chief and we are very grateful for it, and we look forward to the execution as soon as it is practicable.

“Another thing we talked about was the issue of recruitment, considering the size and responsibilities before us, and we also again received a listening ear. We are very grateful.”

On the activities of the agency, the NDLEA chairman disclosed that the agency had seized illicit drugs worth over N100 billion, while cash recovered has been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

“As far as activities in the drug supply reduction sphere are concerned, we have seized drugs worth billions of naira — over N100 billion. The cash has been sent to the Central Bank and for the drugs, we have sought forfeiture from the courts for destruction,” he said.

“Since January, we have jailed 1,630 of these shameless criminals and murderers who traffic drugs. We have counselled and rehabilitated over 4,000 within our NDLEA facilities.

“The issues of the war against drug abuse cascade down to communities. So, I briefed the president on the advocacy work that we’re doing across the country.’’

The NDLEA boss also urged those who abuse drugs to desist from their actions.

“The last message here to Nigerians is to say no to drugs. If you have not started taking drugs, don’t; if you have started, stop it; if you’re addicted, seek treatment. There’s no shame or stigma; go and get treated,” Marwa said.

“If you have malaria, you go to the hospital; if you have diabetes, you are not ashamed. So, drug addiction is a disease like the others. I urge those who are addicted to start going for treatment.”

Source: The Cable

Wanted Drug Dealer Excretes 68 Wraps Of Heroin At Lagos Airport , Another Caught In Church

ACNN ADMIN — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:06:06 +0000

A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65kilograms of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, has been arrested at a church in Ojodu, Ikeja area of Lagos State.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had traced the wanted drug dealer, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, on August 15, 2021, to a popular pentecostal church at Mike Ajari street, Ojodu Berger, where they arrested him soon after he stepped out of the church service.

His arrest, according to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi,* followed the interception of a consignment of illicit drugs weighing 69.65kg going to the UK through the Lagos airport on August 12, 2021.

The illegal baggage had been sent to the airport for export through a freight forwarding company, which in turn gave a driver to deliver at the NAHCO export shed. Following the arrest of the driver, follow up operations and investigations later revealed the true identity of the actual owner of the consignment, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, who was arrested three days later in a string operation.

Also at the Lagos airport, NDLEA operatives arrested an Italy-bound passenger, Abibu Miminu, during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airways flight to Italy via Addis-Ababa for ingesting illicit drugs.

While under observation at the Agency’s facility between Saturday 14th and Sunday, August 15, 2021, the trafficker excreted 68 wraps of heroin in three excretions, all weighing 800grams.

In the same vein, narcotic officers of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation have intercepted at two courier companies in Lagos, 840 grams of Methamphetamine going to Australia and concealed in bolts; 340 grams of Meth hidden in locally made footwears and also going to Australia; 1kilogram of cocaine coming from Ghana with the UK as destination and concealed in four local guitars.

Also seized from one of the courier firms is another 480grams of Meth concealed in footwear and going to Australia.

Meanwhile, a South Africa returnee, Obi Chigozie Samuel, was also last Sunday arrested at the Lagos airport during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airlines from Addis-Abbaba, for importing 58grams of skunk into Nigeria.

During the preliminary interview, Babafemi said, he admitted ownership and claimed to be a cannabis smoker.

In strings of operations in Edo, Ondo, Kaduna, Kano and Kogi states, at least 2,504.8 kilograms of diverse illicit drugs were seized from multiple suspects in the past week. In Kogi, 60-year-old Mrs Comfort Uzor was arrested with 62.1kg cannabis on August 17, 2021, in Lokoja, where one Dayyabu Usman was also caught with 8kg of the same substance.

While Uzor sourced hers from Bolorunduro in Ondo state and was heading to Abuja, Usman got his from Lagos and was taking it to Kano for sale.

In Kaduna State, operatives of the Birnin Gwari Area Command of the Agency raided the home of one Mr Joseph Sunday at Ungwa Pama, Kaduna where they recovered 48.3kg of cannabis from his room following credible intelligence, while in Edo state, NDLEA officers on 17th August stormed the Ugbuwe forest in Ovia North East LGA, where they seized146 bags of cannabis Sativa weighing 2,044 kilograms.

In Kano state, one Ikechukwu Aleke was arrested with 30,000 tablets of Tramadol 225mg and 99 bottles of Codeine syrup, in addition to the arrest of one Muktar Muhammad, with 370 bottles of Codeine cough syrup, weighing 60.4kg, as well as 900 tablets of Rohypnol.

Also arrested in Kano, according to the NDLEA spokesman, was a 24-year old Sufiyanu Abubakar, with 400 plastic bottles of Codeine cough syrup weighing 52kg as well as one Mutta Hassan Wada, who specialises in using courier firms to send drugs to a recipient in China, using cooking spices bottles for concealment.

In Ondo state, over 77.5kilograms of cannabis and monkey tail were intercepted on Saturday at Odigbo town in Odigbo LGA, where operatives arrested one Basiru Ijiniga.

Also arrested on Saturday was Ibrahim Umaru in the Sabo area of Akure South LGA and different quantities of psychotropic substances like Diazepam, Tramadol, Swinol and Rophynol were recovered from him.

Reacting to the strings of arrests and seizures in the past week across some states and the MMIA, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig-Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd,) commended the officers and men of the various commands for their unrelenting commitment to the presidential mandate to clear Nigerian forests and communities of illicit drugs in whatever form.

Source: Nigerian Tribune

Lady With Multiple Identities Nabbed By NDLEA For Trafficking 296,000 Tabs Of Illicit Drugs

ACNN ADMIN — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:28:59 +0000

A 36-year-old lady, Chioma Afam, who uses multiple identities and wears hijab to evade security scrutiny has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Benue State.

She was arrested along with her partner, Peace Chidinma Caleb, for trying to smuggle 296,000 tablets of Diazepam and Exol-5 from Onitsha, Anambra State to Gombe State.

Chioma who uses multiple names, such as Amina, Uzoamaka and Ifunaya to cover her criminal activities was arrested last Saturday, along with the 22-year-old Peace Chidinma Caleb who also wears hijab as a cover for her nefarious activities during routine checks and profiling of inward vehicles into Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

Their vehicle coming from Onitsha, Anambra state, the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said, was intercepted along Makurdi – Alliade road while heading to Gombe State via Makurdi.

A search of their vehicle led to the discovery of 43kilograms of Diazepam and 33kg of Exol-5, both weighing 76 kilograms with a total of 296,000 tablets packed in four large ‘Ghana must go’ bags.

Meanwhile, the Ondo State Command of the Agency, on Sunday, intercepted one Olu Ameh, a commercial motorcycle rider with 465 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa along Ijagba-Ute road in Ose local government area of the state.

The illicit substance was said to have been bought from one Joseph in Ago-Akure, Akure North LGA and being conveyed to the buyer, a certain Egbonwon at Ijagba village in Ose LGA.

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Gen Buba Marwa (Rtd), while reacting to the two seizures and arrests, commended the commanders, officers and men of the Benue and Ondo State Commands of the Agency for their efforts in ensuring that no illicit substance is allowed to pass through their areas of responsibility under whatever guise or cover.

“For us in NDLEA, a kilogram of illicit drug seized by our officers across the country is a kilogram less what is available on the streets and in our communities and that is why we will continue to encourage all our officers and men to continue to give their best in pursuit of the mandate given to us by President Muhammadu Buhari, ” Gen. Marwa stated.

Source: Nigerian Tribune

90-Year-Old Man Arrested By NDLEA For Selling Drugs To Youths In Katsina

ACNN ADMIN — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:26:18 +0000

A 90-year-old man, Yusuf Yarkadir has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for selling drugs to youths in Yarkadir Village, Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State.

While regretting under interrogation, the nonagenarian confessed that he had been selling cannabis sativa to the youths in his community for eight years due to their demand for the illegal substance.

A statement issued on Friday by the Spokesperson of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said though he failed to disclose his source of supply, Yarkadir, however, vowed that his arrest on Wednesday, July 7 2021, would now make him back out of the business, having tried in the past to stop the illicit trade without success.

Also, narcotics officers in the Ondo State Command of the agency have arrested two teenage siblings along with other suspects for dealing in assorted illicit drugs in the state capital.

“The teenagers – Onyema Sunday, 16; and his sister, Onyema Amaka, 15, were arrested in Car street area of Akure with 1.894kilograms of Tramadol on Monday 5th July, while 23-year-old Kazeem Oluyede was nabbed in Eru Oba Area of the capital city with 300grams of cannabis and 3grams of methamphetamine, just as a lady Maryam Musa, 35, was arrested in Igbara-Oke, Ifedore Local Council Area of the state with 5.5kilograms of cannabis, all same day,” Babafemi said.

Also in Ondo state, following credible intelligence and surveillance, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 7th July stormed the Ogbese Market in Akure North LGA, where Messrs Jalamia Ochonogor and Austin Uzoka were arrested with 63kilograms of cannabis.

Elsewhere in Bauchi State, at least seven persons have been arrested and 28.091kilograms of assorted drugs such as Diazepam, Exol-5, Rophynol, Tramadol, Codeine, and cannabis recovered from them.

Those arrested in two separate raids by operatives of the Bauchi State Command of the Agency include Sunday Obi, Abba Abdullahi, Samuel John, Chijioke Agu, Sani Musa, Alhaji Baffa, and Abubakar Saidu.

Meanwhile, different quantities of illicit drugs going to the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand have been intercepted and seized by narcotic officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations, attached to some courier companies in Lagos.

Babafemi said in one of the courier firms, 400 grams of Ketamine hidden in walls of hair attachments carton coming from Cameroon and heading to the US was seized. Others include 30grams of Tramadol concealed in female headgear coming from Onitsha, Anambra State and going to the UK, 200grams of Ketamine from Cameroon going to USA, and 400grams of Methamphetamine from Asaba, Delta State heading to New Zealand.

While commending the officers and men of Katsina, Ondo and Bauchi commands as well as DOGI for their vigilance and commitment to the goal of ridding every community in Nigeria of the menace of drug abuse and trafficking, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.), charged them not to relent, but should continue to raise the bar in the ongoing offensive action against the scourge and the cartels behind them.

NDLEA Nabs Mother Of Three With 100 Wraps Of Cocaine Tucked In Her Private Parts

ACNN ADMIN — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:54:36 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag.

Director Media and Advocacy of the Agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement said the mother of three was arrested on Friday night on arrival in Abuja via Qatar Air from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Doha.

He said Mrs Ogbonna confessed she decided to traffic the illicit drug to raise money for the burial of her father scheduled for 22nd July in Imo State.

Babafemi added that the suspect revealed that one Emeka, alias KC also based in Brazil, gave her the drug to deliver in Nigeria for a fee of $3,000.

Also in a related development, Babafemi said narcotics officers attached to a courier company in Lagos, intercepted 500grams of ketamine concealed in the walls of a wooden box filled with bitter kola that originated from Douala, Cameroon and heading to the United States of America, while another 500 grammes of methamphetamine hidden in automobile parts going to Australia were also seized at a firm.

Babafemi said, over 410 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs were intercepted and seized by NDLEA operatives in Plateau state, while NDLEA officials also recovered 67.2kg of Tramadol heading to Benin republic at a checkpoint close to Ilesha in Osun state

He said that a 53-year-old drug trafficker, Zakiru Abdullahi was also arrested on Ilorin-Jebba highway on Thursday 1st July, with 260kilograms of pentazocine injection meant for Kaduna.

Reacting to all the successful operations, the chairman of the agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended officers and men of Abuja airport, Plateau, Kwara commands as well as those in the Directorate of Investigations and Operations, DOGI, attached to the courier firms for their diligence and commitment to work.

In a related development, narcotic officers attached to a courier company in Lagos have intercepted 500 grammes of ketamine concealed in the walls of a wooden box filled with bitter kola that originated from Douala, Cameroon and heading to the United States of America (USA), while another 500 grammes of methamphetamine hidden in automobile parts going to Australia were also seized at the firm.

Meanwhile, over 410 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs have been intercepted and seized by NDLEA operatives in Plateau and Kwara states.

Source: Nigerian Tribiune