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Turkey-based Nigerian man sentenced to one year imprisonment for drug trafficking

Dailyblast — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 10:20:43 +0000

A Turkey-based Nigerian man, Anoke Kingsley Roomy, was on Thursday, December 19, sentenced to one year imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for attempting to unlawfully export 600 grams of tramadol, a controlled substance. Justice Akintayo Aluko convicted and sentenced Roomy to 12 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge [...]

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Paris-bound drug dealer 93 wraps of heroin at Abuja airport

Dailyblast — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 12:19:58 +0000

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 40-year-old Madrid, Spain-based ‘businessman’, Sheriff Egbo Ally, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja while attempting to board an Air France flight to Paris, France, after they discovered he ingested illicit drugs. A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the anti-drug [...]

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NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in Semovita packs at Lagos airport

Dailyblast — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:36:56 +0000

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of ephedrine, a strain of cannabis sativa (skunk) and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas concealed in semovita packs and dry pepper being shipped to South Africa and Kenya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. The spokesman of [...]

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NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron who recruited fake couple

Dailyblast — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:24:36 +0000

Personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested a wanted drug kingpin, known as Ngene Emmanuel Onyedikachi, at his residence in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. It was learnt that the kingpin was picked up at his residence at Akoka in Lagos after a 25-day surveillance. The kingpin was accused of recruiting a [...]

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NDLEA declares wanted Lekki drug dealer who crushed operative to escape arrest

Dailyblast — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:44:18 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has launched a manhunt for a Lekki Lagos-based alleged notorious drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, who is now on the run after “driving his luxury car to crush an NDLEA officer in his bid to escape arrest” when operatives were on a search of his house last weekend. A [...]

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NDLEA arrests ‘fake couple’ with 184 wraps of cocaine at Lagos Airport

Dailyblast — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:53:12 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two “fake couple” identified as Ilonzeh Kingsley and Ilonzeh Nonyelum for allegedly ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine. The NDLEA said the duo was heading to India for a purported medical treatment before they were arrested at the Lagos airport. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, [...]

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57,450 pills of Tramadol, Rohypnol, others intercepted by NDLEA in Abuja

Dailyblast — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:42:45 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 57,450 pills of tramadol, rohypnol and exol-5 along Abaji-Abuja highway from a suspect, Mr Joseph Usman. A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said that 4,082 bottles of codeine-based syrup were also recovered from a suspect, Joseph Usman. Babafemi said [...]

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Abba Kyari: NDLEA uncovers N22Billion worth of Tramadol imported by drug baron, Afam Ukatu

Dailyblast — Tue, 03 May 2022 14:04:06 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that the ongoing investigation of a alleged billionaire drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Ukatu, has led to the discovery of how the suspect allegedly imported into Nigeria in a single month, October 2019, two containers containing 1,284 cartons of Tramadol with market value of over N22billion. [...]

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NDLEA detains Indian businessman for smuggling 134,700 bottles of codeine

Dailyblast — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:19:16 +0000

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have taken an Indian man, Vyapak Nutal, into custody for interrogation over the smuggling of 134,700 bottles of Codeine syrup into the country through the land border between Nigeria and the Niger Republic in Sokoto State. According to the NDLEA, the suspect had loaded the consignment into [...]

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NDLEA arrests four women, two others for selling drug cookies and noodles during raid at Abuja garden

Dailyblast — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:26:03 +0000

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have raided a relaxation centre, popularly called Garden in Abuja and arrested six persons for selling drug cookies and noodles. Following credible intelligence, operatives raided the garden at Wuse Zone 5 behind Shoprite, where a lady Rachael Famiyesun, 29, who deals in drug cookies was arrested [...]

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