NDLEA Storms Abuja Drug Hubs, Arrests 132 Suspects in Massive Crackdown

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 132 suspects and seized over 220 kilograms of illicit drugs in a sweeping two-week operation across Abuja.

The coordinated raids, carried out between April 11 and 25, 2026, targeted major drug hotspots across the capital.

The operation, led by the agency’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) alongside the FCT Strategic Command, followed weeks of intelligence gathering aimed at dismantling entrenched drug networks.

Areas hit include Torabora Hills, Gwarinpa, AYA, Durumi, Banex, Dei-Dei, Kubwa, Apo, Gwagwalada, Wuse Zone 4, Garki Area 10, Jabi, and Suleja, among others.

Recovered substances include large quantities of skunk (a strain of cannabis), as well as Deazepam, Tramadol, cocaine, Rephynol, mothamphetamine, ecctacy, and codein syrup.

Despite resistance from suspected trafficjers in parts of Durumi and Suleja, NDLEA operatives subdued the groups without recording any casualties, successfully disrupting their distribution networks.

Speaking on the operation, NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed Buba Marwa, praised the officers for their professionalism and commitment to sanitising the capital. He also directed that in the strategy be replicated in other high-risk cities nationwide to intensify the fight against drug trafficking.