…carrying a man and two women and recovered a whitish substance suspected to be methamphetamine, popularly known as ice, from their belongings. He alleged that three other men arrived and incited a crowd against the officers after the suspects resisted the search.He said the crowd attacked the operatives with sticks, st…

…Nkemakolan Kosi on his way to deliver a pinch of whitish substance suspected to be Ice, Methamphetamine, to a customer. Upon interrogation, the minor allegedly confessed he was sent by one Samuel Ogochukwu, 22, a convicted drug dealer. Habib said detectives immediately traced and arrested Ogochukwu at his location. A s…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old woman with Colorado and Methamphetamine, popularly known as Ice. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on October 20, 2026. According to the PPRO, the suspect identified as Sara Chikodi, was arrested at Bayan Gari follo…

…on May 17, 2025, alongside her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi, with 50g of methamphetamine, 522g of skunk, 260g of fresh cannabis leaves and 12g of tramadol. According to the NDLEA, both women pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment or a fine of N200,000 each. They paid the fines and were rel…

…NDLEA, has arrested an 83-year-old woman, Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado in Abia State, barely a year after she was prosecuted and convicted for a similar offence. Uloma was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Governme…

…by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with consignments of Methamphetamine and Colorado concealed around her waist, barely a year after she was nabbed, prosecuted and convicted for the same offence. The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7th at her home in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obi…

…Agency has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after she was convicted of drug-related offences. The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State,…

…with assorted drugs: 989 grammes of Loud, 13 grammes of Colorado and 83 grammes of methamphetamine.” According to him, Mudiaga fled, abandoning his black Toyota Matrix, in which operatives recovered 65 grammes of cannabis, N1.16m and 55 Ethiopian birr, which were documented as exhibits. “Mudiaga can run, but he certain…

…health services, and treatment.” Speaking against the backdrop of the discovery of a methamphetamine laboratory in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Olajide said the situation required urgent intervention, maintaining that the government should declare a state of emergency on substance abuse to prevent the prevalence from increas…

…do not know, after a bus driver was nearly charged over a package containing cocaine and methamphetamine. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said in a post on his X page on Sunday that the driver was given a bottle of Fearless energy drink as a waybill package in Lagos for delivery in Ondo S…

…West Africa have emerged as a primary global frontier in the production and movement of methamphetamine. Or, as it is commonly known, Crystal Meth. Production and usage of the highly destructive drug has spiked in West Africa in recent years. As a result, governments, lawmakers and security organisations are grappling…

…destroyed in plantations. Others are 5.3311kg of psychotropic substances, 0.0668kg of methamphetamine and 34.8 litres of codeine syrup,” the state commander noted. Ofoyeju expressed the command’s resolve to intensify its efforts to combat drug trafficking in Edo State. One of the suspects with the exhibits. Photo: NDLE…

…have been arrested in Los Angeles after police allegedly found suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine in their possession. The siblings were arrested on the night of August 27 in Burbank, California, after police reportedly pulled them over for traffic violations. According to law enforcement sources, James was driving…

…State Police have arrested a 28-year-old suspected drug dealer and recovered cannabis, methamphetamine and other substances estimated at N5.8m. A machete-wielding man has attacked security guards at a cinema in Lekki, Lagos, killing two people before being mobbed to death. Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment,…

…sippy cup A Florida man has been arrested after authorities accused him of putting methamphetamine into a 1-year-old child's sippy cup, resulting in the child allegedly ingesting the drug and suffering an overdose.The incident reportedly occurred in February in Callahan, Florida. According to law enforcement sources ci…

…chemical used in the production of fentanyl was discovered during the dismantling of a methamphetamine laboratory in a deep forest in Ogun State. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that has driven a wave of overdose deaths in the United States and other countries in recent years, and its precursor chemicals are ti…

…dollars through dark web marketplaces, as well as the takedown of two Nigerian-Mexican methamphetamine syndicates operating clandestine laboratories in forests in Ogun and Oyo states. Marwa said the latest operation demonstrated that drug traffickers could no longer hide behind luxury lifestyles, forests, ports or cour…

…of dollars through the dark web market places, and the takedown of two Nigerian-Mexican methamphetamine syndicates that ran clandestine laboratories in forests in Ogun and Oyo States."These operations send an unmistakable signal that this Agency's reach extends into the ports, the forests, the luxury apartments, and th…

…order from the Federal High Court. The incinerated items included cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, Canadian Loud, skunk, ephedrine, tramadol, and codeine syrup. Reacting to the development on his social media page, Sowore strongly condemned the action. He argued that burning cannabis is a waste of a potentia…

…with a major drug trafficking case from Laos into Vietnam. 2kg of suspected crystal methamphetamine and two suspected heroin bricks concealed in a consignment were recovered, authorities disclosed in a statement on Monday, August 17, 2026. The customs control team under the Customs Sub-Department of Region IX in the ce…

…has been arrested in Vietnam after authorities allegedly found 2kg of suspected crystal methamphetamine and two suspected bricks of heroin concealed in a consignment from Laos. VietnamPlus reported on Monday that the drugs were discovered at the Lao Bao International Border Gate in Quang Tri Province after customs offi…

…operating within Lagos. The destroyed illicit drugs comprised mainly cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis of different strains including Canadian Loud and skunk, ephedrine, tramadol, codeine syrup and other opioids, as well as khat leaf. Speaking at the event held at Navy Town in Ojo area of Lagos on Monday 17th…

…an airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle 26kg of ecstasy and a small quantity of methamphetamine in his luggage. CCTV footage captures the moment Customs officers instructed the uniformed man to open his suitcase before discovering the suspicious packages concealed inside. The pilot touched down in Jakarta, Ind…

Authorities have dismantled what they say is the largest methamphetamine laboratory ever found in Nigeria. Aerial view of the meth lab in Ogun forest... AFP The lab was taken down following a court order, as 10 suspects including three Mexicans face trial over an alleged international drug operation in Ogun State. ....…

…clandestine laboratories in remote areas. Recall that in May, the NDLEA dismantled a methamphetamine laboratory estimated at N480bn, operated by a Nigerian-Mexican in Abidagba Forest, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. Marwa said traditional institutions remain the closest authority to the grassroots and m…