NDLEA smashes drug cartel, arrests 3 kingpins, intercepts ₦5.3bn cocaine The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed an international organised criminal group (IOCG) operating between Nigeria, UK, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. The NDLEA swooped on the syndicate after a two-week-long intelligence-led operations across parts of Lagos, which led to the arrest of three leaders of the cartel and intercepting large consignment of cocaine concealed in textile materials and local charms going to Sydney in Australia. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the...