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How Traffickers Concealed Illicit Drugs In Water Purifier Machines Shipped From Netherlands

INadminNGMay 31, 2026May 31, 2026

by INadminNGMay 31, 2026May 31, 2026039

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos...

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75 Years Jail Term: Fleeing Ex-Power Minister, Saleh Mamman, Arrested In Kaduna

INadminNGMay 19, 2026May 19, 2026

by INadminNGMay 19, 2026May 19, 20260106

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a fleeing former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in Rigasa area of Kaduna State. Mamman was...

Crime

Two Traders Jailed 5 Years For Trafficking In 55.60kg Of Marijuana

INadminNGApril 28, 2026April 28, 2026

by INadminNGApril 28, 2026April 28, 20260122

Two traders at the popular Ladipo market, Lagos, Ezeifeoma Obinna Michael and Philip Ucheka, were today convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment each, for...

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Pastor, Wife Arrested With Drugs Hidden In Vehicle

INadminNGApril 5, 2026April 5, 2026

by INadminNGApril 5, 2026April 5, 20260165

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a pastor and his wife in Lagos after discovering 11 kilograms of skunk concealed in...

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Nigerian Brazil-Returnee Uche Franklin Onyekwere, Jailed 15 Years for Cocaine Trafficking

INadminNGMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

by INadminNGMarch 26, 2026March 26, 20260151

A Nigerian businessman, who recently returned to the country from Brazil, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, has been convicted and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for unlawful...

Crime

UK-bound 74-year-old Grandpa Caught With 11kg Cocaine In Balloons At Abuja Airport

INadminNGMarch 15, 2026March 15, 2026

by INadminNGMarch 15, 2026March 15, 20260172

A 74-year-old grandpa, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport...

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Alleged Forgery, Money Laundering: Court Remands Chief Anthony Woherem In Kuje

INadminNGMarch 14, 2026March 14, 2026

by INadminNGMarch 14, 2026March 14, 20260168

Chief Anthony Woherem has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre following his arraignment over alleged forgery and money laundering before the Federal High Court...

Crime

NDLEA Busts Woman With Drugs In Fake Pregnancy At Seme Border

INadminNGFebruary 22, 2026February 22, 2026

by INadminNGFebruary 22, 2026February 22, 20260387

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled bizarre plots by two drug traffickers to move consignments of cocaine and opioids hidden...

Crime

China-bound Auto Parts Dealer Ingests 95 Wraps Of Cocaine In His Stomach

INadminNGFebruary 8, 2026February 8, 2026

by INadminNGFebruary 8, 2026February 8, 20260270

A 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke has been arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano by operatives of the National Drug...

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Alleged N1.33bn Fraud: Police Charge Beachway Homes Boss, Adeyinka, To Court

INadminNGFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 2026

by INadminNGFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20260234

A real estate developer, Adeyinka Lawal, has been arraigned by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (Force CID) Annex Alagbon-Ikoyi Lagos, before a...

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How Traffickers Concealed Illicit Drugs In Water Purifier Machines Shipped From Netherlands

75 Years Jail Term: Fleeing Ex-Power Minister, Saleh Mamman, Arrested In Kaduna

Two Traders Jailed 5 Years For Trafficking In 55.60kg Of Marijuana

Pastor, Wife Arrested With Drugs Hidden In Vehicle

Nigerian Brazil-Returnee Uche Franklin Onyekwere, Jailed 15 Years for Cocaine Trafficking

UK-bound 74-year-old Grandpa Caught With 11kg Cocaine In Balloons At Abuja Airport

Alleged Forgery, Money Laundering: Court Remands Chief Anthony Woherem In Kuje

NDLEA Busts Woman With Drugs In Fake Pregnancy At Seme Border

China-bound Auto Parts Dealer Ingests 95 Wraps Of Cocaine In His Stomach

Alleged N1.33bn Fraud: Police Charge Beachway Homes Boss, Adeyinka, To Court

How Traffickers Concealed Illicit Drugs In Water Purifier Machines Shipped From Netherlands

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