By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 11, ’25 (TNZ) The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has handed over illicit drugs worth over N8 billion to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). TheNewsZenith reports that the Customs Area Controller, Frank Onyeka, on Monday, handed over the items to the NDLEA, Tincan […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 21, ’25 (TNZ) The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted 53 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa. TheNewsZenith reports that the sacks contained 3,793 loaves and weighed 1,958 kilogrammes in Lagos. Compt. Paul Bamisaiye, the Customs Area Controller confirmed the seizure at a news […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 19, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recently intercepted a suspect with 142 wraps of Canadian loud cannabis valued at N290 million at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Effiong Harrison, the Comptroller of the MMIA Customs Command, handed over the seizure and one […]
From Our Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman, (name withheld), for allegedly ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine while attempting to board a flight from Abuja Airport to France. TheNewsZenith reports that the Spokesman for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a statement on Sunday. […]
By Our Correspondent The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 15 sacks of 538 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, valued at N107.2 million. TheNewsZenith reports that a statement quoted the Command’s Area Controller, Comptroller Paul Bamisaiye, on Tuesday, as announcing the interception in Lagos. The statement, signed by the Command’s Public […]
Tunisian security seized 300kg of cannabis resin and 25,000 psychotropic tablets in the eastern province of Sousse, private radio station Mosaique FM reported on Sunday. Security seized “a large sum of money, 8 billion dinars (around $2.5 billion). They also seized cars and jewellery during this operation,” Mosaique FM quoted Fakher Bouzghaia, spokesperson for the Interior […]
By Our Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed a wanted drug kingpin in connection with an attempt to ship four tons of illicit drug consignment to the United Kingdom. The NDLEA said, in a statement, that its operatives men arrested the suspect, a Chadian national “through interdiction operations, leading to the […]
The German government paved the way for the legalisation of cannabis on Wednesday, though it remains unclear whether the plan will pass muster at the European level. According to the plan approved by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet, cannabis and the active substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) would no longer be legally classified as narcotics. “The purchase […]