NDLEA DESTROYS LARGEST SEIZURE OF 1.6M KILOGRAMS ILLICIT DRUGS SEIZED IN LAGOS, OGUN, OYO. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE

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 NDLEA destroys largest seizure of 1.6m kilograms illicit drugs seized in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo …Times have changed, we’re fully prepared to hold those who defy the law accountable, Marwa warns barons, traffickers The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state, in what is till date the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze at a time in the history of the Agency.  The public destruction of the illicit substances witnessed by representatives of government officials, traditional rulers, clergymen, other security agencies, international partners, NGOs and community leaders, among others, was conducted at an isolated location at Ipara, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun state on Saturday 12th April 2025. Some of the illicit drugs destroyed include 123 kilograms of cocaine; 46.8 kilograms of heroin; 1.4 million kilograms of cannabis; 14...

FATHER OF 2 ARRESTED BY THE NDLEA FOR TRYING TO EXPORT 270 GRAMS OF COCAINE FROM LAGOS TO MADAGASCAR.{PHOTO}.

                    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA,have arrested a 47-year old man,who attempted to export 270 grams of cocaine to Madagascar.The suspect,Odili Onyekwere,was nabbed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,Lagos,during the outward screening of passengers on a Kenyan Airways flight to Ivato International Airport,Antananarivo,Madagascar.The NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport,Ahmadu Garba,said ''This is the first arrest and seizure in the year of a passenger heading to Madagascar from this airport.The suspect,Odili Onyekwere,successfully excreted 25 wraps of cocaine,which he ingested,while under close observation.He is cooperating with our team of investigators and the case will soon be charged to court''.During interrogation,the River State born suspect said he went into drug trafficking out of frustration.The father of two,who trade in footwear in Lome,Togo, said ''I am married with two children and I sell shoes in Lome,Togo.As a result of the economic downturn,my capital kept depreciating until I lost everything.It was the fraustration of not being able to provide for my wife and two children that made me go int smuggling of cocaine.It is my first time.They promised to pay me $1,000,which is over N400,000,going by the present exchange rate.''.Commenting on the arrest,the Chairman/Chief Executive of the agency,Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah,said with the use of latest technology in drug control,the agency would continue to disappoint those hoping to get rich quick from drug trafficking.

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