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NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Hidden in Mortar, Backpack NDLEA officers display cocaine concealed inside a wooden mortar and modified backpack intercepted before shipment overseas.

NDLEA officers display cocaine concealed inside a wooden mortar and modified backpack intercepted before shipment overseas.

NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Hidden in Mortar, Backpack

Korede Abdullah August 2, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine concealed inside a traditional...

NDLEA Warns Over Rising Female Drug Trafficking NDLEA officers display seized narcotics during a briefing in Benin City, Edo State.

NDLEA Warns Over Rising Female Drug Trafficking

Oluwatobi Adu July 30, 2026

BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The NDLEA Edo drug seizures have exposed a worrying rise in female involvement...

NDLEA Seizes Tramadol Hidden in Black Soap Containers NDLEA officers display tramadol pills concealed inside black soap containers intercepted in Lagos.

NDLEA officers display tramadol pills concealed inside black soap containers intercepted in Lagos.

NDLEA Seizes Tramadol Hidden in Black Soap Containers

Korede Abdullah July 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a shipment of tramadol concealed...

Court to Rule on NDLEA Bid to Destroy Meth Lab Federal Capital Territory High Court building in Jabi Abuja

Court to Rule on NDLEA Bid to Destroy Meth Lab

Oluwafunbi Bello July 23, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal High Court in Lagos will on Friday, July 24, rule on an...

NDLEA Arrests Grandmother Over Cocaine Hidden in Fake Plantains NDLEA officers display cocaine concealed inside fake plantain peels seized at Lagos airport.