Category Archives: DRUGS

In a sweeping anti-narcotics operation that has shocked the nation, Nigerian authorities have dismantled a sophisticated drug trafficking syndicate that was using religious pilgrims as mules to smuggle cocaine into Saudi Arabia during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in a statement released on Sunday by its Director of Media andContinueContinue reading ““Pilgrimage of Peril: NDLEA Uncovers Hajj Cocaine Cartel, Nabs Kingpins and Unleashes Nationwide Drug Crackdown””

In a sweeping crackdown on drug trafficking and illicit narcotics networks across Nigeria, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of supplying drugs to criminal bandits.The suspect, Muhammad Mohammed, was apprehended along the Bichi-Kano highway while heading to Katsina. NDLEA operatives, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted himContinueContinue reading “NDLEA Strikes Big: Drug Trafficker Supplying Bandits Busted in Kano, Cannabis Plantations Destroyed in Edo”

In an unprecedented move to reinforce Nigeria’s war against drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday incinerated a staggering 1.6 million kilograms of illicit drugs, marking the largest single destruction of narcotics in its history.The high-impact event, staged at a remote location in Ipara, Ogun State, along the bustling Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,ContinueContinue reading “NDLEA Makes History: 1.6 Million Kilograms of Seized Illicit Drugs Go Up in Flames in Massive Public Destruction Exercise”

Nigeria Stories has taken to its official X handle to announce a major breakthrough by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In a dramatic operation, the agency intercepted a shipment of cocaine ingeniously concealed within prayer beads and shoes, exposing yet another desperate ploy by drug traffickers to evade security checks.The bust underscores theContinueContinue reading “NDLEA Uncovers Cocaine Smuggling Scheme Using Prayer Beads and Shoes”

In a major breakthrough, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Levi Chidiebele Ubodoeze, a prominent automobile spare parts dealer, for attempting to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola.Ubodoeze’s arrest came after a three-week manhunt, following the interception of the illicit consignment at a logistics company in theContinueContinue reading “Smugglers Busted: NDLEA Cracks Down on Cocaine Syndicate, Cannabis Imports, and Opioid Traffickers Across Nigeria”

In a landmark crackdown on drug trafficking, four notorious Nigerian drug kingpins have been sentenced to a cumulative 95 years in prison by the Federal High Courts in Lagos and Yola, Adamawa State. The convicts—Ogbuji Christian Ifeanyi, Iloduba Augustine Chinonye, Shuaibu Nuhu Isa (a.k.a Don), and Zidon Zurga—were found guilty of trafficking cocaine and cannabisContinueContinue reading “Justice Served: Four Nigerian Drug Kingpins Jailed for 95 Years Over ₦4.6 Billion Cocaine and Cannabis Trafficking”