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Fugitive Drug Kingpin, Ex-International Footballer Jailed 24 Years for Cocaine Importation

July 27, 2026SafariXpress7

By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos A fugitive drug kingpin who fled after being granted bail nearly a decade ago, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, and a former international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 7.050 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria. Justice Musa […]

NDLEA intercepts ₦10bn cocaine, loud, opioids at Lagos ports, arrests drug kingpin

July 26, 2026SafariXpress8

By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs valued at over ₦10 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and Apapa Seaport in Lagos, while dismantling drug trafficking syndicates with the arrest of suspected kingpins involved in attempts to smuggle cocaine and other narcotics to the United […]

Education District VI, NDLEA join forces against drug abuse in schools

June 5, 2026SafariXpress1

By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos Education District VI has strengthened its collaboration with the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Zone VIII Command, Gbagada, as part of efforts to curb substance abuse among students and promote safer learning environments across schools. The partnership was reinforced during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the district, led […]

Tinubu Commends NDLEA Over Major Drug Bust, Warns Against Rising Narcotics Threat

May 21, 2026SafariXpress0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for dismantling a transborder drug trafficking syndicate involving Nigerian and Mexican nationals, describing the operation as a landmark success in the fight against organised crime. The President’s commendation was contained in a State House press statement following the announcement by NDLEA Chairman, […]

Nigerians must reject pop culture promoting drug abuse — Marwa

May 21, 2026SafariXpress0

By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), has urged Nigerians to resist the growing pop culture that glamorises illicit drug use among youths. Marwa made the call on Thursday in Abuja during the commissioning of Clean Beat 91.5FM, the NDLEA’s radio station established […]

NDLEA dismantle N480bn Nigerian-Mexican meth cartel in Ogun, arrests Lagos drug baron

May 20, 2026SafariXpress0

By Adebola Isimijola, Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a transnational Nigerian-Mexican methamphetamine syndicate operating from a massive clandestine laboratory hidden inside a forest in Ogun State, arresting a Lagos-based drug baron, three Mexican nationals and six other suspects. The operation, described by the agency as one of the biggest anti-narcotics […]

NDLEA Intercepts Terror Drug Captagon, Seizes 1.1m Opioids, Cocaine, IED Materials Nationwide

April 26, 2026SafariXpress0

By Adebola Isimijola The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a fresh consignment of the terror-linked drug, Captagon, and seized over 1.1 million opioid pills, cocaine consignments, and suspected improvised explosive device (IED) components in coordinated operations across the country. The agency said the breakthrough signals renewed attempts by drug syndicates to reintroduce […]

NDLEA parades 24 suspects in Ondo, seizes 15.6kg of hard drugs

June 2, 2023SafariXpress0

The Ondo command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday paraded 24 suspects in Akure for their involvement in selling and using psychotropic substances like Indian hemp, cocaine and tramadol. One of the paraded suspect is however a female. NDLEA commander in the state, Kayode Raji, said the suspects were arrested during […]

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