August 3, 2025

illicit drugs

Customs General

Customs Intercepts ₦20.5bn Worth of Illicit Drugs, Smuggled Goods in Rivers State

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized illicit drugs and contraband goods valued at ₦20.5 billion in Rivers State, uncovering them in 16 concealed containers at the Port Harcourt Area II Command. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, confirmed that the seizure followed credible intelligence and

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General

NDLEA Destroys Over 1.6 Million Kilograms of Illicit Drugs in Historic Operation, Vows to Crush Drug Cartels

In what has been described as the largest single destruction of narcotics in its history, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has incinerated over 1.6 million kilograms of various illicit drugs seized from multiple operations across South-Western Nigeria. The drugs, which included cocaine, heroin, cannabis, methamphetamine, tramadol, codeine syrup, and a locally mixed psychoactive

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