What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos car importers allegedly defraud bizman of N67.2m (Punch) A businessman, Ìdòwú Adekunle, has accused two…
Falz reacts to NDLEA’s destruction of N194b seized cocaine
Rapper and activist, Folarin Falana aka Falz the bahd guy has reacted to the destruction of N194billion worth of cocaine seized by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). On September 18, operatives of the anti-drug enforcement agency…
11 Filipinos arraigned over cocaine import
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday began the trial of 11 Filipinos accused of unlawfully importing cocaine. The court commenced proceedings by hearing testimonies against the defendants from two witnesses of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).…
NDLEA seizes cocaine, heroin worth N30b at Lagos airport in one week
At least, cocaine worth over N30 billion was seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos in one week, senior officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have disclosed. Just before the seizure, the new Chairman/Chief Executive…
Spain seizes submarine with 2,000kg of cocaine – police sources (BBC)
A submarine loaded with more than 2,000kg (4,409lb) of cocaine has been seized in Spain, police sources say. They say two people were held after the vessel ran aground off Galicia’s coast in the north-west. A third person fled. They…
Man hides £27,000 worth of coke under his wig (Metro)
A man has been arrested after trying to hide half a kilo of cocaine underneath his wig at Barcelona airport today. Spanish police grew suspicious of the man who had a precarious toupee on the top of his head and…
Here’s why substance abuse will kill you
…and a peek at what MTN ASAP is about to do in Rivers State to avoid it Scenes from the ‘Area Boy’ play that is centred around themes of substance abuse. Did you know that in 1985, outside the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, 3 young Nigerians were…
Alcohol and Cigarettes – Which is more harmful? Read… (Curiosity)
Addiction is no joke. Though we’ve all joked about being addicted to “Stranger Things” or pumpkin spice or, obviously, the wonderful Curiosity app, those things aren’t out to ruin anyone’s lives. Entering the realm of the world’s most addictive substances…
India police extract 106 cocaine capsules from woman’s stomach (BBC)
India police say they have successfully extracted 106 cocaine capsules from a woman who was allegedly trying to smuggle the drugs into the country. The 25-year-old foreign national was arrested at the international airport in the capital Delhi on 14…