NDLEA seizes 460.34kg drugs, nabs 348 suspects in A/Ibom
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 460.34kg of illicit drugs in Akwa Ibom in 2022 and arrested 348 suspects.
The NDLEA commander in the state, Obot Bassey, told…
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NDLEA arrests wanted kingpins over illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday, announced the arrest of two ladies and two men wanted in connection with over 16,000 kilograms (16 tons) of illicit drugs…
Drug abuse can trigger heart attack in youths – Evercare Cardiologist
The abuse of hard drugs could act as a trigger for heart attack in youths, speeding up the heart to dangerous rates that its blood supply cannot handle, Okoh Ewere, a cardiologist at…
WHO warns against use of 2 drugs for non-severe COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised patients with mild or moderate cases of COVID-19 against the use of antidepressant drugs, fluvoxamine, and the gout drug colchicine.
The…
145 drugs offenders arrested in Rivers with over 722kg of cocaine, heroin, others
Over 145 drugs traffickers have been knocked out of circulation in Rivers State since January 2022 with over 722 kilograms of illicit drugs.
The Rivers State Command of the National Drugs…