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BUSTED: UNIZIK student arrested with cocaine in Anambra

by Zara Mustapha A 23-year-old student (names withheld) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has been arrested by the Anambra State command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly possessing 48 pinches of cocaine. The suspect’s arrest was confirmed to newsmen by the commander of NDLEA in the state, Sule Momodu. Mr Momodu said the university... Read More

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TERRIBLE: Food vendor caught with cocaine concealed in her vagina

by Zara Mustapha A 36-year-old mother of four, Chinelo Okorom Lynnette was arrested at the Lagos airport by the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) after she was allegedly caught with wraps of cocaine concealed in her vagina. According to the agency, Okorom, a food vendor has excreted 685 grammes of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International... Read More

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Errm, wrong address? Box of CONDOMS filled with COCAINE mailed to the VATICAN

by Zara Mustapha Fourteen condoms filled with cocaine were sent to the Vatican but was intercepted by German officials. According to reports, the condoms were seized at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany and in it was found cocaine in liquid form. The package was found to have been sent from an unnamed South America country.... Read More

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Nigerian man jailed in Ghana for hiding cocaine in ‘fufu’

by Adeola Balogun A Nigerian man in Ghana is to spend 10 years in prison after being found with cocaine hidden inside fufu. Isaac Idowu Shobola was sentenced by a fast track High Court in the neighbouring country after he was caught trying to mail the drugs to the United Kingdom. The convict was charged... Read More

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January 28, 2014

Woman arrested for hiding cocaine in her vagina (PHOTOS)

by Adeola Balogun A middle aged woman has been arrested after she was caught trying to smuggle cocaine into Spain. Maria Eliana, a 48-year-old-Brazilian, was apprehended at the Barajas Airport in the Spanish capital, Madrid. She was being searched after arriving on a flight from Sao Paulo when officers noticed that she was acting suspicious.... Read More

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December 16, 2013

Recharge card seller found with guns and ‘cocaine’ in Abuja

by Adeola Balogun A retailer of mobile phone recharge cards in Abuja has been arrested by secret service operatives on suspicion of robbery. The card seller who operated in the Wuse area and was fondly called “Smallie” by neighbours was said to have been found in possession of two guns. The suspect was also said... Read More

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December 8, 2013

“His cocaine is 1st grade from Colombia”: Top 10 reactions to Doyin Okupe’s ‘GEJ is our Mandela’ statement (READ)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Senior Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe has been criticized over a statement he reportedly made comparing President Jonathan to the recently deceased South African icon, Nelson Mandela. Dr. Okupe was reported to have declared during an interview on Africa Independent Television that “the only one... Read More

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November 28, 2013

Suspect to face the music after ‘hiding cocaine worth $500,000 in speakers’

by Muyiwa Daropale Police in Kano have arrested a 28 year old man with cocaine worth $500,000 hidden in speakers. The speakers were brought into Nigeria from Sao Paulo, Brazil through the Kano International Airport. The Associated Press reports; Commandant Ambrose Umoru said Maduagwu Nnaemeka was arrested at Kano International Airport on Wednesday with 3... Read More

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November 1, 2013

Pumpkins ‘Stuffed With Cocaine’ Seized At Airport

Canadian border officials got a Halloween surprise when they discovered three pumpkins apparently stuffed with cocaine in a woman’s luggage. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) believe the pumpkins, found at Montreal-Trudeau Airport in Quebec, were stuffed with approximately 4.4lbs (2kg) of cocaine. Scanning equipment detected masses inside the squashes and when officials opened them up... Read More

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October 15, 2013

BUSTED: Man arrested with N82 million worth of cocaine concealed in food flasks

by Oge Okonkwo A 39-year-old man has been arrested by the Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing 7.45kg of cocaine valued N82 million which were concealed in food flasks and kitchen utensils. According to reports, the agency’s spokesman, Mitchell Ofoyeju, in a statement made on Tuesday said the suspect was intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikwe International... Read More

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October 11, 2013

BUSTED: NDLEA arrests plumber who swallowed 57 wraps of cocaine packed in condoms

by Adeola Balogun A Nigerian artisan has been apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after he was discovered with 57 wraps of cocaine. Ogu Talent Okechukwu, a 29 year-old plumber, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while attempting to bring the drugs, amounting to 945 grammes,... Read More

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October 9, 2013

Pre-school crack dealer?! 4-year-old boy found with pockets full of cocaine and cash in school

Forget juice boxes and crayons. A Philadelphia preschooler came to class with crack cocaine and cash, authorities said. The 4-year-old boy showed his shocking contraband to another student on Tuesday morning, who told a teacher, Philadelphia schools spokesman Fernando Gallard told the Daily News. “The teacher approached the pre-K student and asked him to... Read More

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September 17, 2013

BUSTED: This man was caught with 6.5kg of high-grade Brazilian cocaine in Lagos (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun A Nigerian man resident in Spain was at the weekend apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos for having in his possession 6.49 kilogrammes of cocaine. Francis Bawaba, 32 was intercepted by officials of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the airport and the drugs were subsequently seized from... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Special delivery: Canadian social worker smuggles 2 kilos of cocaine with fake baby bump (PHOTOS)

A Toronto woman who simulated pregnancy to try to smuggle 2 kilograms of cocaine was arrested today at Bogota airport by Colombian police. Col. Esteban Arias says 28-year-old Tabitha Leah Ritchie was stopped while trying to board an Air Canada flight in Bogota after an inspector noted that her belly was unusually cold and hard.... Read More

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September 7, 2013

I went into drug trafficking to get money for marriage – Suspect

by ‘Jola Sotubo A 36-year-old man freed on bail after being charged with possession of cocaine has been arrested again for the same offence, only this time he ingested heroin. Nnaemeka Benjamin, who has a case of drug trafficking pending against him in court, has been again caught red handed in the same illicit act.... Read More

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August 21, 2013

Drug trafficking: Nigerian, 31, sentenced to death in Vietnam

by Oge Okonkwo For the crime of drug trafficking, a 31-year-old Nigerian man (name withheld) and a Thai woman, Suracha Chaimongkol, were on Wednesday, sentenced to death in Vietnam. The death sentence was passed in a Vietnam court, after the Nigerian was found guilty of smuggling 3.4 kilograms of methamphetamines from Qatar to Vietnam. Vietnam, the communist... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Busted: British girl, 19, arrested in Peru after cocaine worth £1.5 million was found on her

Drug bust: Melissa Reid was arrested with Michaella McCollum Connolly (pictured) A British teenager been arrested in Peru after she was allegedly caught trying to smuggle £1.5million worth of cocaine, according to reports. Melissa Reid, 19, was held at an airport in Lima with Irish national Michaella McCollum Connolly, 20, as they tried to board... Read More

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Busted: How NDLEA arrested Nigerian, Cape Verdean with cocaine in Lagos

by Oge Okonkwo A Cape Verdean ,Rosangela Gomes Gonealves Correia, and a Nigerian Olua Uguru Christopher have been arrested for the unlawful importation of 2kg of cocaine hidden in female handbags by the officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The drug was detected at the arrival hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos during... Read More

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Drug theft: Woman hides stolen cocaine by stuffing it in her young son’s pocket (PICTURED)

Jennifer Shurtleff Police were called to a Kmart store in Hannibal, Missouri, after a woman was caught shoplifting. The woman had her young son with her in the store. After she was caught stealing, she allegedly stuffed her drugs into her son’s coat pocket before police arrived. According to Quincy Police, 27-year-old Jennifer Shurtleff, was... Read More

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#DumbDumber: Man stole a box of human ashes thinking they were cocaine

If cocaine is a hell of a drug, human ashes are one hell of a mistake. William “Billy” Cantrell, 28, was arrested this week for allegedly stealing a box of human ashes from a neighbor in Tennessee. Family members believe Cantrell thought the ashes were cocaine. “William thought it was drugs, he thought he’d done found... Read More

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Drug scandal: Traces of cocaine found on toilets across the British Houses of Parliament

Evidence of cocaine use has been found inside toilets at the Houses of Parliament, including some just yards from MPs’ offices. Traces of the class A drug were found in nine toilets throughout the Palace Of Westminster, the meeting place of the UK’s political elite. The powder was detected in toilets used by guests at... Read More

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NDLEA finds 5.9kg of cocaine abandoned at Lagos airport

by Rachel Ogbu Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are said to have found a huge amount of drugs suspected to be cocaine abandoned at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Believed to have been left there by a suspected drug trafficking syndicate, the drug was concealed in industrial equipment and weighed in... Read More

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Score card: NDLEA seized N33 billion worth of drugs in 2012 alone

by Rachel Ogbu To mark the 2013 United Nations’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released figures of its achievements so far. On Thursday, the agency released a statement saying that in 2012 alone, N33.1bn worth of drugs were seized from drug dealers. It... Read More

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Awful: 2-year-old boy dies after swallowing a wrap of heroine; drug addict parents arrested

A drug addict has admitted killing his own toddler son, who died of an overdose after swallowing a huge amount of his father’s heroin. Daniel Jones, who was 23 months old, passed away after consuming a whole wrap of the Class A drug at home in May last year. Parents Emma Bradburn, 34, and Simon... Read More

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Bad influence: Former school board member jailed for dealing cocaine (PICTURED)

A federal judge sentenced a former DeSoto Parish School Board member to jail on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District in Shreveport. Bartholemew Claiborne, 37, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to distributing cocaine on 14 separate occasions during 2011 and 2012. Claiborne was caught... Read More

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Arik Air management confirm arrested drug traffickers are staff

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian airline, Arik Air has confirmed that a couple of its crew members were in detention for having drugs suspected to be cocaine in their possession after one of its flight to the U.K. On Tuesday a statement released by Arik Air spokesman, Adebanji Ola, said that the airline was co-operating fully... Read More

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Defrocked: 3 ‘nuns’ arrested with cocaine strapped to their bodies (PICTURED)

Three women dressed like nuns have been arrested at a Colombian airport allegedly smuggling drugs. Police said the women, aged 20, 32 and 37 had two kilos (4.4lb) of cocaine each strapped to their bodies. Officers said they became suspicious because the women “didn’t look like nuns” and their habits “didn’t look right”. They were... Read More

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Chris Kelly: Overdose on cocaine and heroin fingered as cause of death

On Monday, hip-hop lost one of its most influential figures from the 1990s. Chris Kelly, one half of the popular rap duo Kris Kross, was pronounced dead at the age of 34 after being transported to a local hospital in Atlanta when he was found unresponsive at his home. A toxicology report is not expected for... Read More

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Factory-fitted: NDLEA finds 3.9kg of cocaine stuffed in female handbags

by Ogunyemi Bukola Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday intercepted 3.9kg of cocaine stuffed into female handbags and folders brought into the country by 28-year-old Osunwa Chukwuejwu at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Chukwuejwu, who sells female hand bags and shoes at Bakasi Market in Aba, said he was contracted... Read More

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Bizarre: Drug trafficker escapes death with wraps of cocaine stuck in his privates

by Rachel Ogbu A 28-year-old man almost died at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, when he found it difficult to expel a wrap of cocaine which got stuck in his anus. The suspected drug trafficker named Emmanuel Onedigbo, from Anambra State was heading to Pakistan via Qatar airline when he tested positive for narcotic... Read More

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