Morocco’s new cannabis production law needs faster implementation
Action is required to keep farmers on side and prevent traffickers from laundering proceeds through the legal market.
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NDLEA arrests Naira Marley’s associates Zinoleesky, Mohbads, recovers drugs
Several Nigerian celebrities, including Charly Boy, Portable, and Naira Marley, have condemned the arrest of their colleagues.
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How we seized 243,520kg of illicit drugs in Ebonyi – NDLEA
“Cannabis accounts for the bulk of the seizure with 183,313 kilogrammes, followed by psychotropic substances.”
NDLEA destroys illicit drugs valued at N50 billion in Abuja
The destroyed items weighed over 200,000 kilogrammes and were seized within Abuja and in the airport in the city.
VIDEO: Why Nigeria is against legalisation of cannabis – Marwa
The NDLEA boss said the agency is against the legalisation of cannabis, noting that “we don’t want to encourage it”.
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NDLEA uncovers cannabis warehouse, seizes N17 million illicit drugs in Rivers
The illicit drugs uncovered are 23 bags of compressed blocks of cannabis Sativa, weighing 621 kilogrammes and 0.029kg of cocaine.
Nigeria Customs honours officers for seizing over 10,000 kg of cannabis
The officers seized cannabis valued at N1.02 billion.
Story of Dangote truck arrested for conveying arms is fake – Edo govt
The Edo state government on Thursday said the video was “fake” and “misleading.”
World Drug Day: 10 million Nigeria use cannabis – UNODC
The UN agency says about188 million people use cannabis globally.
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Ondo governor seeks Nigerian govt’s investment in global marijuana market
Mr Akeredolu says "we would be shortchanging ourselves if we failed to tap into the legal Marijuana Market"
African first, cannabis expo…without cannabis
It was a stark illustration of the legal grey area the nascent industry occupies in the continent.
NDLEA intercepts dried cannabis shipped from Ghana
The weeds were intercepted at the Seme border.
Cannabis, Tramadol, Diazepan top list of illegal drugs seized in Lagos in 2016
NDLEA said it successfully prosecuted 212 drug dealers last year.
Mother of two, smuggling Indian hemp to China, arrested in Lagos
The Onitsha-based trader was to board a Kenya Airways flight.
NDLEA impounds ‘bullion vans’ used for transporting marijuana
Some suspects escaped.
NDLEA makes “single largest” seizure of cannabis in Ondo
The total weight of the seized drug is 34,030kg.
Over 2,000 drug traffickers convicted in 2014 — NDLEA
Kano State had the highest conviction rate of 182.
NDLEA seizes 2,000 bags of cannabis in Ondo
The bags of marijuana were hidden in a patch of ground disguised as a grave. Officials of the National Drug Law ...
Ondo NDLEA builds N10 million church
The church is part of the agency’s drive to rehabilitate people, Ondo NDLEA says.
NDLEA seizes N260m cannabis in Ondo
Most of the seizures occurred around Ipele forest in Ondo state. The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law ...
