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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have unraveled a cluster of cannabis syndicates operating in the Opuje forests in Edo state where massive warehouses and tents storing over 317,417 kilograms (317.4 metric tons) of the psychoactive substance were destroyed and set ablaze in a two-day operation.   …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 20 drug dealers suspects including women and seized tons of narcotics in Ondo, Kebbi, Akala and Idumota area of Lagos State.    Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 11, 2022.   At the Akala …

A pregnant woman, a nursing mother and a 200-level university student were among 28 persons arrested with 9,437.6 kilograms of cannabis and 138,053 tablets of pharmaceutical opioids among others by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.   Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on …

A 75-year-old grandpa, Usman Bokina Bajama (alias Clemen) and 22 other suspects were arrested in operations across seven states by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.   Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 25, said during the operations, …

The ship was heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta when it sank seven miles off the coast of the southern city of Gabes on Friday. The Tunisian navy rescued all seven crew members following a distress call. It was carrying between 750 tons and 1,000 tons of fuel, officials said. …