Nigeria Drug Enforcement
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Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been active in Anambra State, arresting 559 suspected drug offenders and securing 128 convictions in eleven months. The agency also busted a multi-billion-naira meth lab in Oyo State, arresting five suspects including a Mexican national. In Imo State, a community association partnered with the NDLEA and Navy for a drug awareness program.
NDLEA seizes 9,488kg of illicit drugs, secures 71 convictions in Plateau
- Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized over 9,488 kilograms of illicit drugs in Plateau state. - The agency also secured 71 convictions related to drug offenses in the region. - These seizures are reported to have disrupted drug distribution networks and protected communities.
NDLEA uncovers another industrial-scale meth factory in Oyo forest
- Nigeria's drug agency uncovered a large-scale methamphetamine lab in a forest in Oyo State, weeks after a similar discovery in Ogun State. - Five suspects, including a Mexican national identified as…
Drug abuse: Imo group, NDLEA, Navy sensitise students
- A joint initiative by the Nsokpo Dynamic Association, NDLEA, and Nigerian Navy educated students on the dangers of drug abuse. - The event, held on UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illici…
NDLEA records 128 convictions, 559 arrests in Anambra
- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State, Nigeria, has arrested 559 suspects and secured 128 convictions in 11 months. - The command seized approximately 1.8 tonnes of illic…
Impostors posing as NDLEA agents land in Abia police net
- Two men were arrested in Abia State, Nigeria, for impersonating National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) agents. - The suspects, Anthony Kelechi and Bright Abraham, were seen in a viral video as…
Edo, NDLEA take drug abuse campaign to schools
- Edo State and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) launched an anti-drug campaign in schools to warn students about the dangers of substance abuse. - Officials explained that drugs can c…
Imo community partners NDLEA, Navy in fight against drug abuse
- A community association in Imo State, Nigeria, partnered with the NDLEA and Nigerian Navy for a drug awareness program targeting secondary school students. - The initiative aimed to educate youth on…