We'll patner NDLEA to fight drug abuse, other vices in Anambra - AFI
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We’ll partner NDLEA to fight drug abuse, other vices in Anambra – AFI

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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Fake couple nabbed with cocaine in Lagos airport 
Crime & Investigation

Fake couple nabbed with cocaine in Lagos airport 

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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NDLEA arrests student, lawyer for attempted drug smuggling
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NDLEA arrests student, lawyer for attempted drug smuggling

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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Two feared dead, scores injured as NDLEA raids Onitsha drug market
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Two feared dead, scores injured as NDLEA raids Onitsha drug market

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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FRSC, NDLEA partner to fight drugs, narcotics in Anambra
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FRSC, NDLEA partner to fight drugs, narcotics in Anambra

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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Crime: 67 yr old grandpa, leper arrested for drug trafficking in Osun
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Crime: Grandpa, leper arrested for drug trafficking in Osun

… 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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NDLEA, EFCC arrest 3 suspects, recover fake $269,000
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NDLEA, EFCC arrest 3 suspects, recover fake $269,000

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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NDLEA confiscates N20bn in Lagos biz man’s 103 bank accounts
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NDLEA confiscates N20bn in Lagos biz man’s 103 bank accounts

…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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Substances linked to Abba Kyari tested positive to cocaine - Witness reveals
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Substances linked to Abba Kyari tested positive to cocaine – Witness reveals

‘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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Pregnant woman, nursing mother, others arrested for drug related offences
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Pregnant woman, nursing mother, others arrested for drug related offences

‘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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