Operatives of the NDLEA had on Thursday arrested Hodonu and his wife at the Gbaji checkpoint in Lagos, where 11Kg of skunk were allegedly recovered from hidden compartments in their vehicle.
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The figure, they warn, exposes a widening crisis on a continent where drug use is rising faster than treatment systems can respond.
Known by the alias, Chisco Bee, the wanted drug baron arrested by the NDLEA operates under the cover of a businessman and hotelier.
Checks on the list revealed the discontinued products included widely used drugs like Abacavir and Amlodipine
This is contained in a statement signed and released by the spokesman for the agency’s Kano Command, ASN Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday.
The operations that led to the foiling of the attempts were led by officers and men of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation.
The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, made this known to the media in a statement on Sunday.
Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, revealed this on Sunday in a statement to the media.
This was reportedly contained in an Executive Order expected to be issued by the President titled, “Inflation Reduction and Price Stability (Fiscal Policy Measures) Order 2024.”
It was already past midweek, and I knew I had so much on the table to attend to before the weekend arrived.
An Area Court in Ilorin on Tuesday ordered Emmanuel Jolayemi, 17, to spend three years in a correctional facility over drug abuse.
A drug kingpin wanted for attempts to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom tops the list of arrests made by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency through interdiction operations that led to the seizure of four tons of illicit substances in the past week.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his administration’s commitment to the country’s fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking as part of efforts to curtail the global drug problem, even as he assured he’ll continue to provide necessary support and tools for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to fulfil its mandate.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara Command, has arrested three suspects for allegedly being in possession of a prohibited substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected cultists, Abass Oluwatosin, Babatunde Daniel, and Fagboun Idris, and recovered three locally made guns.
The popular Nollywood actress disclosed this in a chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.
The Task Force apprehended the two with their friend, 26-year-old Precious James, who facilitated the transaction.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Kano.
The commitment was disclosed during a courtesy visit by the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye to the National Coordinator of NCTC-ONSA, retired, Rear Adm. Yaminu Musa, Wednesday in Abuja.