Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said it seized 146.82kg of illicit drugs between January and June at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Mr Garba Ahmadu, said the agency also apprehended 33 suspected traffickers at the airport during the period. Ahmadu, who spoke during an event to mark the […]Read More
A report released by the United Nations Secretary-General’s office in New York has shown that Nigeria lost estimated revenue of $2.8bn in 2018, as a result of crude oil and maritime crimes. The report revealed that maritime crime, including piracy, dominated in the coast of West Africa and posed a big threat to peace and […]Read More
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has charged one Afeez Alade before a Federal High Court Lagos for allegedly aiding the trafficking of a restricted narcotics called Ephedrine. The accused was arraigned before Justice N. Ayo-Emmanuel on a two count-charge of conspiracy to export 25 kg of Ephedrine which is classified as a prohibited […]Read More
New Zealand police and customs officials said on Friday they seized 190 kg of cocaine with a street value of $25 million that arrived in Auckland in a shipment of bananas. The seizure was the country’s largest-ever drug bust. A 41-year-old man was arrested in neighboring Australia in connection with the seizure, New Zealand authorities […]Read More
With Canada on the verge of becoming the world’s second nation to legalise marijuana, the head of the World Health Organization said that countries should think twice before opening that door. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in the Philippines,told AFP the organisation support drugs like marijuana for medical reasons. “Of course we believe that people […]Read More
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