World Drug kingpin wanted by US escapes Colombian prison Bogota – A notorious drug lord wanted by prosecutors in the United States escaped from a prison in Colombia... Read more 19 Mar, 2022
Countries Nigeria seizes smuggled opioid capsules in Lagos port Lagos – Nigeria’s narcotics agency has seized three million capsules of opioids at the main seaport in the commercial... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Business As inflation bites, Nigerians turn to herbal medicines Katsina – Despite his financial services job in the north Nigerian city of Kano, two years ago Usman Ahmad started... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries Nigeria’s ex ‘super cop’ pleads not guilty to drug charges Abuja – A high-profile Nigerian police commander once dubbed the country’s “super cop” pleaded not guilty to drug smuggling charges... Read more 8 Mar, 2022
Countries Tonne of cocaine seized in Guinea-Bissau ‘disappeared’, says police Bissau – A police chief in Guinea-Bissau said on Thursday that nearly one tonne of cocaine seized by authorities late... Read more 25 Feb, 2022
Countries Two popular Nigerian rappers arrested with drugs, says agency Lagos – Nigeria’s narcotics agency on Thursday arrested two popular singers and four others with illicit drugs in a dawn... Read more 25 Feb, 2022
Countries PICTURES | Nigeria destroys more than 250 hectares of cannabis fields Lagos – Nigeria’s drug agency said on Wednesday that it had destroyed 255 hectares (630 acres) of cannabis fields and... Read more 24 Feb, 2022
Countries Guinea-Bissau leader accuses convicted drug baron over failed coup Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday accused a former Guinean navy chief with links to the drug... Read more 11 Feb, 2022
Countries Libya police pounce on ‘Putin pot’ Benghazi – Libya’s anti-drug squad on Monday announced the discovery of 323 bars of hashish wrapped with images of... Read more 8 Feb, 2022
Countries Nigerian man dies after allegedly swallowing drugs to hide them from police in Joburg Cape Town – A 31-year old Nigerian man died in Johannesburg on Tuesday after allegedly swallowing drugs in an... Read more 6 Jan, 2022