Nigeria Drug Busts
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Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international cocaine trafficking cartel, seizing drugs worth billions of naira. The agency also destroyed over 329,000 kilograms of illicit substances and 4.6 tonnes of cannabis farms. Activist Omoyele Sowore criticized the NDLEA's destruction of cannabis farms, urging the government to explore economic opportunities instead.
NDLEA busts cocaine cartel, arrests social media influencer KC Luxury in Lagos
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a major international cocaine trafficking cartel that used the country as a transit point for drugs destined for the United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia. The operation culminated in the arrest of Afolabi Michael, a social media influencer and luxury goods dealer known online as "KC Luxury," who is believed to be the cartel's Nigeri…
NDLEA seizes cocaine worth N39bn, arrests two suspected cartel members
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a massive cocaine shipment, seizing 184.5 kilograms valued at approximately N39 billion (about $27.7 million). The agency announc…
Stop destroying cannabis farms, wasting economic opportunities, Sowore tells NDLEA
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has strongly criticized Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for destroying cannabis farms in Edo State. Sowore argued that these actions are "id…
NDLEA Destroys N301bn Worth of Illicit Drugs Seized in Lagos, Warns Drug Barons, Financiers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has publicly destroyed 329,865.585 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs and psychotropic substances, with an estimated street value of N301.0…
Nigeria's NDLEA destroys 4.6 tonnes of cannabis farms in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State has successfully destroyed nearly 4.6 tonnes of suspected cannabis, seizing it from two plantations and arresting 10 suspects. The state C…
NDLEA destroys two cannabis farms in Edo, arrests 10
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two cannabis farms, confiscating approximately 4,628.9 kilograms of the illicit substance. The agency also appr…