US EditionNDLEA Detains 22 Indians over Cocaine Shipment in Lagos
- Nigeria's drug enforcement agency arrested 22 Indian crew members after 31.5 kg of cocaine was discovered on their ship, MV Aruna Hulya, on January 2.
- Femi Babafemi, spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, confirmed the seizure of cocaine found in hatch 3 of the vessel.
- The MV Aruna Hulya reportedly originated from the Marshall Islands, according to Babafemi's statement.
- The agency previously arrested 20 Filipino sailors for transporting 20 kg of cocaine in November from Brazil to the same port.
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22 Indian crew members arrested in Nigeria with 31 kg cocaine
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NDLEA Detains 22 Indians Over Cocaine Shipment, Intercepts Illicit Drugs In Coffee Sachets
Wanted female drug kingpin ‘Mama Kerosine’ arrested in Ibadan; large consignments of opioids, skunk recovered in Borno, Lagos, Kwara, Jigawa raids Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of illicit substances including Ketamine, Ecstasy and Tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and book parcel heading to Zambia and the United Kingdom. The seizures made at a courier company in…
Lagos, 4 Jan 2026 (AFP) – The Nigerian drug control agency announced on Sunday the arrest of 22 Indian crew members of a merchant ship after the discovery of 31.5 kg of cocaine on board in the main port of Lagos. The seizure took place on 2 January aboard the MV Aruna [...]
NDLEA seizes 31.5kg cocaine in Lagos, arrests 22 Indian crew members
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs hidden in coffee sachets bound for Zambia and the United Kingdom. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the agency uncovered “various quantities of Ketamine, Ecstasy and Tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and book parcel heading to Zambia and the United Kingdom” at a courier company in Lagos o…
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