National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

To totally eradicate illicit trafficking in nacrotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

NDLEA intercepts Saudi, UK-bound cocaine in lipsticks, property title documents >> NDLEA is central to action plan on drug control and crime prevention - AU Commission >> >> Fight against illicit drugs must be a national movement, President Tinubu declares at WDD >> Woman going to India for fibroid surgery arrested with 2.20kg cocaine at MMIA >> Staff welfare: Marwa commissions NDLEA/NOA vision centre >> Substance use prevention in focus as NDLEA, UNODC unveil 2025 world drug day activities >> Iran-bound businessman arrested at PH airport for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine >> Illicit drug consignment packaged as green tea intercepted at Lagos airport >> NDLEA busts syndicate sponsoring pilgrims with cocaine to hajj, arrests 3 kingpins in Kano >> >> NDLEA, UK-HOIO sign MoU on operational partnership against illicit drugs >> N6.5billion opioids intercepted in Lagos, Rivers ports as NDLEA nabs 2 British men >> NDLEA, US-DEA to strengthen collaboration on drug war >> 80-yr-old ex-convict, 82-yr-old grandma arrested as NDLEA intercepts N3.2bn opioids >> 32.9kg cocaine trafficking: 10 Thai sailors, ship convicted, fined $4.3million >> 25 years after, NDLEA gets forensic labs in Abuja, Enugu, trains 20 officers >> NDLEA arrests Iran-bound woman with cocaine in private part, stomach, bag at PH airport >> Successful drug war ll promote President Tinubus renewed hope agenda- Governors Wives >> Drug war: First Lady Senator Tinubu, UNODC, Marwa charge states on community-based interventions >> N3.4billion worth of opioids seized in Lagos, PH as NDLEA uncovers drugs in chocolate tins >> United States INL commends NDLEA, assures of more support, collaboration >> NDLEA raids Lagos hotel, recovers N1.042billion illicit drug consignments >> NDLEA, NAPTIP set up teams to strengthen collaboration against drug, human trafficking >> >> >> Remain resolute in fight against drug scourge, Marwa charges NDLEA officers >> Abuja raid attack: 3 NDLEA officers sustain gunshot injuries, hospitalized >> >> NDLEA interdicts Malaysian returnee with meth consignment concealed in music speakers >> NDLEA destroys largest seizure of 1.6m kilograms illicit drugs seized in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo >> >> India-bound brothers arrested at Lagos airport with 5kg cocaine in walls of suitcases >> Lekki, Italy based businessmen arrested over illicit drug shipments to Nigeria, Europe >> NDLEA intercepts Indian lady with 72 parcels of heroin in chocolate wraps at Kano airport >> NDLEA intercepts US, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Italy-bound cocaine, opioid shipments in prayer beads, others >> France commends Nigerias anti-narcotics efforts, donates operational equipment to NDLEA >> >> NDLEA arrests fleeing auto spare parts dealer over 77.50kg cocaine, phenacetin seizure >> 4 drug kingpins bag 95 years in jail, forfeit jeeps, others >> French Govt assures NDLEA of logistics, training support >> How NDLEA arrested wanted drug baron in Lagos over N1.4b seized illicit drugs - Marwa >> Turkey-bound businessman excretes 120 wraps of cocaine at Kano airport >> Thai lady arrested at Lagos airport with boxes of illicit drug consignments >> 35-year-old jinx broken as FG commissions first NDLEA barracks in Yola >> NDLEA busts trans-border drug cartel, arrests 4 members in Onitsha, Keffi >> NDLEA declares 4 members of Barryshine drug cartel wanted >> >> Drug war: UNODC assures NDLEA of further support, partnership >> Businessman undergoes surgery to expel 81 wraps of cocaine stuck in his stomach >> NDLEA intercepts UK-bound illicit drug consignment in duvet at Lagos airport, arrests 2 >> NDLEA arrests India-bound nursing student over attempt to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine >> Marwa seeks more NASS support, defends N67.5B 2025 NDLEA budget >> In midnight raid, NDLEA seizes 6 vehicles, 40ft trailer load skunk in Abuja >> >> Wanted drug kingpin, Nollywood filmmaker arrested over huge illicit drug shipments >> Paris-bound businessman arrested at Abuja airport for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine >> 2.1 tons cocaine seizure: 4 drug lords get 28yrs in jail, forfeit VGC houses, N67m, $50,000 >> NDLEA arrests businessman at Kano airport for body packing large consignment of cocaine >> Illicit drugs: NDLEA strengthens airport operations as officers undergo advanced trainings >> NDLEA intercepts N3.3billion Meth, Loud Christmas shipments in auto parts from Canada >> Engineer in NDLEA custody over illict drug consignments concealed in pressure machines >> French Govt assures of more support after weeks of special training for NDLEA officers >> >> After 35 years in Brazil, businessman returns home with ingested cocaine in his stomach >> Continuous training key to successful fight against drug cartels - Marwa >> NDLEA relocates to new headquarters building in Abuja >> NDLEA arrests businessman at Enugu airport for ingesting 90 wraps of cocaine >> Marwa charges elites to join crusade against substance abuse, drug trafficking >> UK, Italy, Turkey, Qatar-bound cocaine, meth consignments intercepted in Lagos, Abuja >> NDLEA, NAFDAC partnership ll curb drug abuse, protect public health Marwa >> NDLEA smashes cross-border drug syndicates, arrests 6 kingpins, recovers cocaine, opioids >> N4.4billion worth cocaine seized at Lagos airport as NDLEA grills 30 suspects >> NDLEA intercepts US, Europe-bound drugs in shoe soles, N16.6b opioids at seaports >> Canadian lady bags 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria >> UK partnership with Nigeria on drug war yielding results- Home Office >> Senator Ashiru's attack on NDLEA borne out of vendetta >> 2 businessmen, Canada-based nurse arrested at Lagos airport for cocaine, loud trafficking >> Drug war: NDLEA tightening the noose on drug barons, cartels, says Marwa >> Thailand returnee arrested with N3.1billion heroin concealed in six bags at Lagos airport >> Canadian lady arrested at Lagos airport as NDLEA intercepts N9b worth opioids in Rivers >> Auto parts dealer arrested over heroin, loud shipments concealed in lamps, sofa legs >> NDLEA intercepts ex-convict with N4.6billion worth of cocaine at Lagos airport >> >> >> Flood disaster: Marwa in Maiduguri, facilitates donation of N120million worth fertilizer to Borno govt >> Auto parts dealer, businesswoman arrested over UK-bound opioids, cocaine in custard >> Wanted drug baron behind 4 cocaine shipments to Saudi Arabia, Qatar arrested >> Marwa commiserates with Gov. Zulum, Shehu, Borno residents over flood disaster >> NDLEA intercepts UK, Europe-bound cocaine, opioids in female sanitary pads, hair cream >> NDLEA dismisses allegations of lopsided appointments, nepotism as baseless >> >> NDLEA intercepts 31 million pills, bottles of opioids worth N17.9billion at Lagos, PH ports >> Photos: Chairman/CEO of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) CON, OFR, alongside some dignitaries at the grand opening of the Renewed Hope Resilience Initiative organized by Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari Peace Foundation in collaboration with the NDLEA at the Innov8 Start-up Hub in Abuja on Saturday 31st August 2024 >> Global, national partners rally support for NDLEAs alternative development project >> Marwa grants 8 NDLEA officers special promotion for brave operation on waterways >> Another Vietnam-bound businessman excretes 68 wraps of cocaine at Lagos airport >> Businessman excretes 88 wraps of cocaine as NDLEA intercepts drugs in noodles at MMIA >> 3 kingpins, 16 other convicts bag 302 years in jail for drug trafficking >> NDLEA, Plateau to strengthen collaboration on drug war >> NDLEA smashes cocaine syndicates, recovers multi-billion-naira drugs in nationwide raids >> NDLEAs diving capability will discourage large cocaine shipments to Nigeria Marwa >> NDLEA intercepts multiple drug consignments in baby food tins, cloths going to US, UK >> >> After years of evading arrest, NDLEA nabs most wanted Lagos drug baron, Temo >> >> NDLEA intercepts N9.8billion worth of fresh codeine shipments from India >> US, UK, Europe-bound cocaine, opioids concealed in shoe soles, clothes seized in Lagos >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> Marwa elevates 5,042 NDLEA officers, gives 15 commands, 70 personnel special awards >> Wanted drug baron arrested in village mansion as NDLEA recovers meth, precursors, guns >> NDLEA smashes cocaine syndicate, arrests couple, recovers N2.1b drug in Lagos raid >> Delta monarch, Dein of Agbor, meets Marwa, warns drug dealers to flee his kingdom >> India-bound drug trafficker bags 25 years imprisonment >> >> NDLEA, ALGON partner on drug war, to set up WADA committees at LGs, communities >> President Tinubu rallies support for drug war, assures NDLEA of more help >> >> >> N4.7billion cocaine, meth seized as NDLEA bursts Lagos warehouse, arrests siblings in Aba >> >> Hajj 2024: NDLEA arrests intending pilgrims with cocaine consignments in Lagos >> Codeine syrup, Loud consignments worth over N2.1billion intercepted at Lagos, P/H ports >> Drug war: NDLEA officer emerges global winner of outstanding operational success award >> Thailand Govt commends NDLEA over drastic drop in number of Nigerians in Thai prisons >> NDLEA smashes 2 drug cartels, recovers multi-billion-naira cocaine, fentanyl consignments >> Paris-bound businessman excretes 111 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport >> Make discipline, hardwork, patriotism your watchwords, Marwa charges NMS Boys >> NDLEA declares couple wanted, arrests 4 cartel members over cocaine seizures >> NDLEA intercepts 3 trailer loads of opioids, seizes 3.5million pills, 344,000 codeine bottles >> NDLEA smashes intl. drug syndicate, seizes Loud consignments, arrests 5 members >> Cocaine trafficking: Two notorious drug kingpins sentenced to life imprisonment >> 51.90kg heroin: NDLEA nets 3 wanted kingpins, intercepts Oman-bound drug consignment >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> NDLEA destroys 304,436kg, 40, 042 litres of illicit drugs seized in Lagos, Ogun >> >> Pregnant woman, widow arrested over N3.2m counterfeit cash, lethal illicit substance >> Choked by ingested drugs, India-bound passenger vomits, excretes 80 wraps of cocaine >> NDLEA intercepts Qatar-bound illicit drugs concealed in African salad, dried vegetables >> United Nations assures NDLEA of support as Amina Mohammed visits Marwa >> NDLEA launches massive raids in Lagos, Edo, Ondo, seizes 44,948kg drugs, 11 vehicles >> NDLEA alerts public on new scam >> Hair stylist, dispatch rider arrested for selling drug-laced chin-chin to students, parties >> NDLEA uncovers illicit drug consignment in commercial bus engine, arrests 2 grandpas >> NDLEA, NPFL partner on drug test for footballers >> >> Adamawa monarchs commend NDLEA, seek enhanced partnership over drug war >> Ramadan: Marwa seeks prayer for President Tinubu, Governors, other leaders >> NDLEA intercepts Vietnam-bound businessman with cocaine consignment at Abuja airport >> Marwa commends British Govt over marine headquarters project for NDLEA >> NDLEA intercepts largest consignment of heroin at Lagos airport, arrests 4 cartel members >> NDLEA arrests port terminal operator, dock worker over 1,044.29kg Cocaine, Colos >> >> NDLEA intercepts large consignment of Loud concealed in loudspeakers at Lagos airport >> >> NDLEA mourns late Access Holdings CEO Wigwe >> Declare state of emergency on drug abuse in Nigeria, Governors Wives tell FG, States >> Sen. Tinubu, Fagbemi, Marwa charge states on drug use prevention, treatment >> >> Insecurity: Go all out for drug barons, cartels, Marwa charges NDLEA commanders >> >> NDLEA intercepts 14.5 tons of Ghanaian Loud linked to wanted drug baron in Lagos >> Youth Ministry partners NDLEA on drug abuse as Minister Bio Ibrahim meets Marwa >> Brazil returnee feigns sickness to evade arrest, excretes 60 wraps of cocaine in custody >> Shun all enticements from drug traffickers, barons, Marwa charges NDLEA officers >> NDLEA, Customs synergy a strong warning to drug cartels, Marwa, Adeniyi declare >> NDLEA intercepts 1,274 parcels of Cocaine, Colorado in Lagos, 5.6m opioid pills in Kano >> NDLEA intercepts large consignment of Canadian Loud in Lagos, UK, Italy-bound opioids >> >> NDLEA intercepts Colos consignment in boxing kits on New Year day >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> Qatar-based businessman, others to spend New Year in custody over drug trafficking >> NDLEA intercepts 7.5m tramadol pills, 95,400 codeine bottles Christmas consignments >> NDLEA, Military to strengthen synergy on drug war as CDS Musa visits Marwa >> Convicted baron loses VGC mansion, jeep as NDLEA arrests grandma for drugs in Lagos >> Drug war: Marwa, UNODC experts harp on alternative development strategy >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> NDLEA intercepts businessman with large consignments of cocaine at Enugu airport >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> NDLEA officers repel gunfire attack in Edo forest >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> PUBLIC NOTICE >> NDLEA uncovers meth, opioid consignments in jeans hems, dolls, buttons >> >> Update: Unholy alliance drug party main organizer arrested >> NDLEA raids Osun illicit drug party tagged unholy alliance, arrests organisers >> Photos: Customs hands over seized illicit drugs to NDLEA in Abuja >> Seven years after escape from prison, NDLEA arrests wanted Abuja drug kingpin >> Gov. Zulum assures NDLEA of enhanced partnership as Marwa rallies Borno stakeholders >> Photos: Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), engaged Local Government Chairmen in Borno state on fruitful discussions to cascade the War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy efforts to the grassroots in Maduguri >> Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on a WADA advocacy visit to the Shehu of Borno, HRH (Dr) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai, at the Shehu's Palace in Maiduguri, Borno State >> Man who sells illicit drugs in wheelchair, ex- convict, others arrested in NDLEA raids >> Photos: Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) receives Members of Management of Veritas University Abuja led by the Vice-Chancellor Rev.fr.Prof. Hyacinth Ichoku >> >> Drug war: Senate Committee commends Marwa, assures NDLEA of partnership, support >> >> Nigerians must rise in unison to defeat drug scourge, say Marwa, Gov. Oborevwori >> Photos: Opening Ceremony of a three-day training on Crime Scene Investigation, organized by UNODC and Bureau of International Narcotics & Law Enforcement, United States >> Hong Kong, France-bound businessmen arrested at Abuja airport for ingesting cocaine, heroin >> Drug war: NDLEA 'll deploy personnel in 774 LGAs in 2024 Marwa >> Photos: Nigerian Governors Wives Forum Visits Marwa >> >> Marwa to NDLEA officers: Stand firm, resist temptations from drug cartels >> >> NDLEA detains 2 wanted drug barons, arrests two others for ingesting 175 wraps of heroin >> Photos: Chairman/CEO of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), in company of Senior Management Staff of the Agency, at a briefing of the Hon. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on the activities of NDLEA at the Federal Ministry of Justice complex in Abuja >> President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a handshake with the Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) at the presidential villa in Abuja >> NDLEA arrests 67-year-old at Abuja airport for ingesting 100 wraps of cocaine >> Mohbad: NDLEA responded to police enquiry since September 28, 2023 >> >> >> Wanted kingpin, Chadian, grandpa arrested over London-bound shipment, 4 tons of drugs >> African anti-narcotics bodies seek specialised courts for drug cases, money laundering >> HONLAF Abuja 2023: Measures to Counter the Illicit Manufacture and Diversion of Precursor Chemicals in Nigeria >> >> HONLAF Abuja 2023: Ongoing deliberations on alternative development to cannabis cultivation and production with @ndlea_nigeria making a robust presentation on the issue as part of our drug control strategies >> HONLAF: We're committed to fight against illicit drugs - President Tinubu >> Photos ahead of the start of the 31st HONLAF Meeting >> >> Heads of anti-narcotic bodies converge on Abuja as NDLEA hosts HONLAF meeting >> Marwa warns NDLEA officers against hostage arrest, illegal detention >> NDLEA seizes illicit drug consignment at MMIA, intercepts 5 pregnant teenage girls >> Meth, skunk consignments concealed in tomato pastes, clothes intercepted at airport >> NDLEA intercepts ephedrine, skunk, laughing gas consignments at Lagos airport >> South African arrested with Methamphetamine consignment at Abuja airport >> NDLEA launches manhunt for Lekki drug dealer who crushed operative to escape arrest >> NDLEA raids drug warehouse in Lagos, recovers N4.8billion worth of opioids >> >> Drug baroness, 4 kingpins arrested as NDLEA busts 3 syndicates in Lagos >> >> Surinamese man arrested with 9.9kg cocaine concealed in condoms gets 13 years in jail >> >> Order of Forfeiture >> >> Recruitment: NDLEA releases lists of Successful candidates for Narcotic Officer and Narcotic Assistant cadres >> NDLEA arrests drug lord while giving mule 93 cocaine wraps to swallow in Lagos hotel >> >> NDLEA investigating shooting incident involving officers in Delta >> >> Public Notice >> Auction Notice >> >> 4,560kg skunk seized in Lagos, Adamawa, Osun >> 4,560kg skunk seized in Lagos, Adamawa, Osun >> >> NDLEA, NCA-UK recommit to taking battles to drug cartels in renewed MoU >> Order of Forfeiture >> Public Notice >> NDLEA intercepts 5, 344kg imported skunk consignments in Lekki, Lagos >> >> 2 Qatar-based drug lords arrested as NDLEA intercepts their meth consignment at MMIA >> Nigeria, India agree to block pipeline of illicit drug flow as NDLEA, NCB sign MoU >> >> NDLEA uncovers Meth Lab in Lagos residential community, recovers packs of illicit drug >> Public Notice >> 'No lopsided promotion exercise in NDLEA' >> NDLEA destroys 3 tons of skunk in Edo forest, seizes 76.9kg Loud from Canada >> U.S. assures NDLEA of more support, collaboration on fight against illicit drugs >> Recruitment: NDLEA invites candidates for Screening/Interview >> Fentanyl: NDLEA busts lethal drug syndicate, arrests members in Anambra >> NDLEA intercepts explosives going to bandits, another Europe-bound Meth consignment >> Public Notice of Interim Forfeiture >> Public Notice >> 2 businessmen excrete 193 cocaine pellets in NDLEA custody after arrest at Abuja Airport >> After gun duel, NDLEA seizes 8,852kg illicit drugs consignment in Lagos >> Recruitment: NDLEA announces online test for superintendent cadre applicants >> Drug consignments hidden in imported car, food items seized at Lagos Airport, seaport >> >> Lesser Hajj: Saudi-bound widower, divorcee arrested at Lagos airport with 14.4kg cocaine >> NDLEA intercepts drug consignments in winter jackets, body lotion at Lagos airport >> Surinamese man arrested at PH airport with 9.9kg cocaine concealed in condoms >> NDLEA extends close of recruitment application portal by a week >> Illicit drugs: NDLEA, Customs sign MoU, assure cartels of maximum loss >> NDLEA declares prophetess, celebrity couple, wanted over seized illicit drugs >> NDLEA trains 6 West African countries on how to dismantle clandestine laboratories >> Businessman arrested as NDLEA intercepts cocaine, meth going to Vietnam, Brazil, Italy >> British Govt trains NDLEA marine officers in Nigeria, UK >> NDLEA applauds Reps members for rejecting cannabis bill >> Format for Verifying Affidavit >> Six drug traffickers bag 156 years imprisonment in Lagos, Ogun >> 1.2million pills of tramadol seized as NDLEA intercepts heroin consignment at Lagos Airport >> Ex-Boko Haram fighter, traditional ruler, 35 others arrested for drug trafficking >> India-bound businessman arrested with 9.40kg heroin at Lagos Airport >> Illicit drugs: NDLEA partners Pakistani counterparts as INCB facilitates talks in Vienna >> 3 Grandpas, Nigerien, arrested over 52kgs cocaine, skunk seized in Lagos, Kwara, Plateau >> Ahead of polls, NDLEA storms Edo forest, destroys 72,286kgs skunk after gun battle >> NDLEA intercepts Europe-bound 58kg cocaine, meth at Lagos, Abuja Airports >> Church General Overseer, theology student arrested over Dubai-bound meth, skunk >> Europe-bound Cocaine, Heroin, Meth consignments intercepted at Lagos Airport >> Marwa to religious leaders: Make anti-drug abuse messages constant in your sermons >> Public Notice !!! >> NDLEA busts trans-border cartel, arrests 5 kingpins, seizes skunk, meth in compressors >> Marwa seeks community support as OchiIdoma, others back drug war >> NDLEA intercepts cocaine, skunk consignments from Brazil, Canada at Enugu, Lagos ports >> NDLEA storms Edo forests, razes 317 tons Cannabis warehouses, arrests 4 >> 2023 ll be tougher for drug barons and cartels Marwa >> NDLEA busts another Tramadol cartel, seizes over N5billion Opioids in warehouse >> NDLEA intercepts drug consignments in wooden statue, imported vehicle >> Brazil returnee arrested with 105 parcels of cocaine in candies on Christmas Day >> Transborder drug trafficker arrested in Sokoto with N1bn worth of cocaine >> NDLEA intercepts brewery truck with illicit drug, nabs 20-yr-old with 6grams cocaine in Ondo >> NDLEA: Marwa asks Nigerians to take ownership of the fight against drug abuse >> NDLEA intercepts container load of Tramadol in Apapa port >>

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THE NDLEA

Who we are

The NDLEA is a federal law enforcement Agency established by Decree No. 48 of 29th December 1989. The promulgation of the decree was chiefly in response to the rising trend in the demand for and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances which adversely affected the international image of Nigerians and Nigeria in the 1980s. Since then the trafficking of illicit substances has become an organised criminal activity that undermines the security and development of the country and therefore demands urgent attention and priority from the government.

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Our Mission

To deploy all resources at our disposal for the total eradication of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, by cutting off the supply of illicit drugs and bringing suppliers to book, reducing the demand for illicit drugs and other substances of abuse and tracing and recovering drug-related proceeds, through effective drug law enforcement.

Our Goal

Recovery of ill-gotten wealth, acquired from proceeds of illicit drug trade, protecting the image of Nigerians

Vision

To become the most proactive and leading Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Africa and one of the best in the world and contribute to the creation and maintenance of a positive image for Nigeria.

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