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Tag Archives: National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Nigeria: 1,585 Nigerians Arrested in Norway Over Drug Trafficking
Lagos — Not less than 1,585 Nigerians were apprehended in Norway between 2000 and 2012 over drug trafficking, and of the number 432 were arrested in 2012 alone, out of which 95 were deported, a visiting team of Norwegian police … read more
South Africa-based Nigerian barber caught with 6.100 kg of cocaine
At 45, he should have known better. In any case, ignorance is not an excuse and he will soon be arraigned under the NDLEA Act…The suspect will soon be charged for unlawful exportation of cocaine as soon as investigations are … read more
The Nigeria’s Political Godfather Called Abubakar Olusola Saraki
Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, father of the former governor of Kwara state and a political titan in Nigeria, is dead. He died in Lagos today. He was aged 78. He was born on the 17th of May, 1933 at Ilorin, … read more
65-year-old Nigerian woman atttempts to smuggle 1.740kg of cocaine into London
Luck betrayed a 65-year-old grandmother, Hassan Fatimat Abike also known as Chika Okoye, who attempted to smuggle 1.740kg of cocaine into London concealed in herbal syrup. It was not her fist time of going to London as the drug was … read more
Nigeria uncovers cocaine-stuffed roasted chicken
The roasted chickens had an unusual stuffing – $150,000 worth of cocaine, according to Nigerian police. A Nigerian mechanic who struggled in Brazil for more than six years had hoped the drugs would buy him a life of luxury in … read more
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Accused Nigeria comedian to get last laugh on drug cops
A Nigerian comedian arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs in his stomach will be released on bail on Friday after drug enforcement agents failed to find anything inside him following an exhaustive search of his excretions, his lawyer told Reuters. … read more
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Nigeria comic’s drug bust a joke
Lagos – Investigators detained the famous Nigerian comedian at the airport, accusing him of swallowing narcotics before trying to board a flight to Paris. But after more than two weeks of observation, Baba Suwe has given up no drugs. Instead … read more
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Nigerian faces 25-year jail term for Drug trafficking in Australia
ABOUT 130 heroin pellets were allegedly found in the intestines of a Malaysian woman after she got off a flight at Sydney Airport. A 25-year-old Nigerian man, who was waiting to collect the drugs, was arrested outside a restaurant in … read more
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Tagged Australian Federal Police, Illegal drug trade, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nigerian, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Sydney Airport, West Africa
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Suspected drug trafficker dies on flight
Lagos – Authorities say a 25-year-old Nigerian man smuggling methamphetamine on a Malaysia-bound flight died from ingesting a kilogramme of it. Saturday’s statement from Nigeria’s national drug law enforcement agency says Chilaka Ogbonna Emmanuel’s death forced the flight from Doha, … read more
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Nigeria: Two foreigners sentenced for 15 years for drug smuggling
Authorities say a Nigerian court has sentenced two foreigners to 15 years for smuggling nearly half a ton of cocaine into Africa’s most populous nation. A spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said in a statement that a … read more
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Nigeria’s anti-drug boss urges stiffer penalties
LAGOS — Nigeria’s anti-drug agency boss has called for stiffer penalty for drug trafficking after a suspect died from complications arising from ingestion of 115 wraps of drugs, an official statement said. Offiah Gozie Vincent, 50, was arrested last Sunday … read more
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Nigeria: Footballer arrested with N42m heroine at Lagos airport
A Few days after officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) discovered 110 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, a footballer, Nwobodo Ikechukwu, has been nabbed in connection with unlawful importation of 8,400 kilogrammes … read more
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Nigeria: Two suspected cocaine traffickers arrested
Two suspected drug traffickers who attempted to export 2,485 kilogrammes of methamphetamine are being interrogated by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Peter Ejike Metuh, 41, and Osuekpe … read more
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Nigeria seizes more weapons at port, arrests suspects
Nigeria has made another illegal arms seizure at a port in Lagos, a navy spokesman said on Wednesday, weeks after capturing crates of weapons and explosives shipped from Iran. The navy spokesman said it impounded eight camouflaged trucks and various … read more
Nigeria seizes $9.9 mln heroin shipment from Iran
Nigeria seized $9.9 million worth of heroin concealed in auto parts shipped from Iran, its anti-drugs agency said on Friday, days after the West African country reported Tehran to the U.N. over an illegal arms seizure. The National Drug Law … read more
Nigeria: NDLEA re-arrests serial cocaine smuggler
Ejiro Henry, a 19-year old cocaine trafficker, currently standing trial for his involvement in the illicit trade, has been arrested again for peddling hard drugs. Mr Henry, who was apprehended the second time on his way to Port Harcourt, Rivers … read more
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