A non-governmental organization, Adorable Foundation International (AFI) has expressed its commitment to battling drug abuse and other negative vices, especially among young people in Anambra State. The founder, Mayor Chigozie Nwizu-atuenyi, who stated this during flag off of the AFI branch office in the State said the organization is also committed to promoting human welfare
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A man and a woman who posed as husband and wife have been arrested with cocaine by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The suspects, who identified themselves as Onyebuchi Ilonzeh and Nonyelum Ilonzeh, purportedly going for medical treatment in India, were arrested for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322Kg with 100grams
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 19-year-old student, Benjamin Daberechi, for attempting to export 7.2 kg of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish to Europe where he was going for studies. Daberechi was said to have been arrested on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja during an outward clearance
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A total of 79 drug traffickers have been convicted while 136 others have been arrested in the last six months by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State. State commander of the agency, Mr Daniel Onyishi who disclosed this in Awka during an event to mark the 2023 United Nations World Drug
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it secured 26 convictions against illicit drug traffickers in Anambra State between March and May, 2023. State Commander, Mr. Daniel Onyishi, revealed this in a radio program on the agency’s efforts to push back on the supply of illicit drugs. He specified that 10 of the
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No casualty recorded during the raid in Onitsha Bridge Head market — NDLEA About two persons were feared dead while scores sustained varying degrees of injury during a raid by operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the popular Bridge Head Market, Onitsha. The casualties were reportedly recorded on Tuesday when someone raised
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed its readiness to partner with Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC in the fight against drugs and Narcotics in Anambra State. The State Commander, NDLEA Anambra State Commander of Narcotics Onyishi Daniel disclosed this during a courtesy call to the Sector Commander FRSC, Anambra state Command *Corps
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has commenced a fresh recruitment exercise into the agency. The announcement was contained in an advertorial via its social media handles on Friday. According to the announcement, the online application will be open for two weeks starting from March 12 to April 8. The Agency called on suitable qualified
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… the grandpa was caught with 234 kilogrammes of cannabis The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has arrested a blind 67-year-old grandpa, Aliyu Adebiyi, and a leper, Haruna Abdullahi, for drug trafficking. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said Adebiyi was caught with 234 kilogrammes of cannabis.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, busted a criminal syndicate involved in the trafficking of fake United States dollar notes. A total of $269,000 counterfeit were recovered at Oniru in the Shoprite area of Lekki, Lagos State, where three suspects were also
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…the NDLEA has been on their trail since 2013 when they organised a mob attack on some of the agency’s operatives The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confirmed the arrest of a man, Onyeaghalachi Stephen, for allegedly supplying illicit drugs in the South-East and South-South regions of the country. The spokesperson of the
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…NDLEA operatives intercepted the drug trafficker with a pair of black palm sandals packed in the luggage he was carrying The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a 56-year-old drug trafficker, Lawal Oyenuga, who was on a mission to deliver 400grams of class A drug concealed in a pair of
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…the Agency confiscated the large sum deemed to be proceeds of an unlawful act Twenty billion Naira (N20billion) lodged in 103 bank accounts belonging to a Lagos socialite and businessman, Mallinson Ukatu, has been confiscated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The DAILY VENDOR reports that Ukatu is being held in Ikoyi Custodial
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‘After the substances were subjected to a test, the results tested 80 percent positive to cocaine’ A National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), commander, Mr Mohammed Ajia, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that substances linked to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Abba Kyari, tested positive to cocaine. Kyari and
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‘Operatives raided a location in Potiskum where they recovered 56 blocks (31kgs) from two suspects: Mohammed Mamuda and a married pregnant woman, Hauwa Haruna’ A pregnant woman, a nursing mother and a 200-level university student are among 28 persons arrested with 9,437.6kgs of cannabis and 138,053 tablets of pharmaceutical opioids among others by the operatives
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