US EditionNDLEA Nabs Syndicate Sponsoring Pilgrims with Cocaine to Hajj - Daily Trust
- NDLEA operatives dismantled a drug syndicate sponsoring hajj pilgrims to transport cocaine to Saudi Arabia in late May 2025 across multiple locations in Nigeria.
- The operation followed credible intelligence leading to the arrests of pilgrims and cartel leaders between May 26 and 31 at Kano airport, Kano-Maiduguri road, and other areas, with some discrepancy on exact dates.
- Key seizures included 1.04kg of cocaine excreted by two pilgrims on Ethiopian Airlines to Jeddah, 1.41kg excreted by a businessman on Qatar Airways to Iran, 275.3kg of skunk cannabis in Adamawa, and over nine billion naira worth of opioids including codeine syrup at Port Harcourt ports.
- NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi reported the pilgrims excreted 90 wraps of cocaine while the businessman excreted 65 wraps, and Chairman Mohamed Buba Marwa commended all teams for balancing supply and demand reduction efforts.
- The arrests and seizures represent ongoing nationwide efforts by NDLEA under the War Against Drug Abuse to disrupt drug trafficking networks exploiting religious pilgrimage and other routes for smuggling.
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NDLEA nabs syndicate sponsoring pilgrims with cocaine to hajj - Daily Trust
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This followed the arrest of leaders of the cartel in Kano, according to a statement by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. The arrest of the kingpins: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Muhammed Tijjani, and Muhammad Aji Shugaba on T…
NDLEA Busts Syndicate Sponsoring Pilgrims with Cocaine to Hajj, Arrests 3 Kingpins in Kano
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This followed the arrest of leaders of the cartel in Kano. The arrest of the kingpins: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Muhammed Tijjani, and Muhammad Aji Shugaba on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th May 2025 in Kano was a follow-up to the a…
NDLEA busts syndicate sponsoring pilgrims with cocaine to hajj, arrests 3 kingpins in Kano
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This followed the arrest of leaders of the cartel in Kano. The arrest of the kingpins: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Muhammed Tijjani, and Muhammad Aji Shugaba on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th May 2025 in Kano was a follo…
Leaders of syndicate sponsoring pilgrims to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage arrested
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors pilgrims to serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that […] The post Leaders of syndicate sponsoring pilgrims to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage arreste…
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