The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it uncovered three illicit drug warehouses in Edo State, recovering 2,596.29kg of assorted narcotics in its operations in July. The State Commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin, while decorating 73 newly promoted officers of the command. Mr Ofoyeju said 49 suspected…
NAFDAC seizes N300 million worth of fake medicines in Lagos raid (photos) NAFDAC seizes N300 million worth of fake medicines in Lagos raid. The Investigation & Enforcement team of the National Drug has uncovered a trove of counterfeit medicines during a raid at Tyre Village, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State. The operation led to the…
Posted by Yusuf Ridwan Olasunkanmi. on 14 November, 2024 under Naija News 0 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized the international passport of the immediate past governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa. Okowa was picked up by the anti-graft agency on November 4, 2024, over an alleged diversion of N1.3tn derivation…
The Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the seizure of 94,550 litres of petrol. The seized containers of petrol, intercepted mostly at international borderlines across the country, were believed to be meant to be smuggled out of the country. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi who announced this in Yola,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) raided supermarkets and open markets in some areas including Wuse and Garki markets, seizing several unregistered and counterfeit cosmetics it claimed worth N37 million. The agency made this known in a post on its official X handle on Tuesday, stating that it acted based…
Showcasing the contrabands at the Lagos Port complex (LPC) in Apapa yesterday, the Customs Area Controller, Babatunde Olomu, said the items were worth about N292.2 million. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, seized seven containers at the port containing contraband items such as cutlasses, expired drugs, and potentially hazardous frozen chicken. Showcasing the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Sunday, said its operatives have launched massive raids across Lagos, Edo and Ondo state leading to the seizure of over 44,948.1 kilograms (44.9 tonnes) of illicit drugs and arrests of eight suspects as well as the seizure of 11 vehicles owned by the drug cartels. NDLEA said…
