NDLEA SECURES ORDER TO DETAIN VESSEL, 21 CREW MEMBERS OVER COCAINE SHIPMENT FROM BRAZIL . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
NDLEA secures order to detain vessel, 21 crew members over cocaine shipment from Brazil . We remain resolute to frustrate drug syndicates targeting Nigeria, says Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured an order of a Federal High Court in Lagos to detain a ship, its captain and 20 other crew members following the seizure of 25.5 kilograms of cocaine in the hatch of the commodity vessel from Brazil at the Apapa seaport in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Operatives of the NDLEA acting on credible intelligence had on 6th December 2025 discovered the cocaine consignment aboard the merchant vessel MV San Anthonio from Brazil. After the full discharge of cargo from the ship, a total of 21 crew members of diverse nationalities including Russia, Phillipines, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were taken into NDLEA custody along with the drug exhibits. This is coming on the heels of a similar interception by NDLEA officers of ano...
According to sources,Somalia's parliamentary speaker has withdrawn an impeachment motion brought against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the latest crisis to threaten the country's stability as it struggles to rebound from two decades of chaos and war.Somalia lawmakers last month filed the motion against Mohamud,accusing him of abuse of office and betraying the country.Mohamud has said he is committed to holding elections before his term runs out in August 2016.''We have dropped the motion against the president parliament speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari said late yesterday friday,adding that he had convened a meeting on October 7 to try to resolve the issues raised in the motion.Jawary said he made his decision because the majority of parliament's 275 lawmakers wanted the motion resolved through dialogue.''This also came after considering the political security and economic situation of the country and the short period available''.But Mohamed Abdullahi Fadhaye,one of the 93 lawmakers who supported the impeachment motion,rejected the speaker's decision.
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