The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has dismantled a six-man methamphetamine syndicate and intercepted 309 kilogrammes of ephedrine and a clandestine laboratory in Enugu and Lagos. The agency’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Jonah Achema, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Achema named the suspects in Enugu as Okeke Chukwunwike Celestine, […]
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Expert links treatment failure to fake drugs
To curb a lot of deaths resulting from fake drugs in Nigeria, the new Chief Executive Officer of a healthcare company, Oculus Pharmacare Limited, Pharm. Valentine Ezeiro, has called on the government for stiffer measures to check charlatans engaging in fake products thereby tarnishing the image of the the profession.
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Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ found guilty by NY jury
Mexican mobster Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury of crimes spanning a quarter of a century as head of one of the world’s most powerful drugs gangs. The 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel — famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons — faces a possible […]
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WAHO investigates prevelance of fake drugs in West Africa
Worried about the scourge of fake drugs through the borders, West African Health Organisation, WAHO, has urged 15 West African countries to invest in drug manufacturing even as it disclosed that it is conducting a study across the region to determine the prevalence of fake drugs in each of the 15 countries.
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UNODC, EU open treatment centre for female drug users
Campaign against drugs usage in Nigeria By Lizzy OkojiConcerned by increasing level of drug usage in Nigeria, a drop-in treatment centre has been opened for women by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), the European Union (EU) in collaboration with the Centre for Rights to Health (CRH). UNODC and
Drugs use in Nigeria doubles global average – study
CP destroys drugs worth N400m in Lagos
Runsewe commends Gen. Marwa committee on drugs
The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture has hailed the initiative of the Gen. Buba Marwa-led Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA). Otunba Segun Runsewe said that the initiative is a welcome development considering the challenges of drug abuse amongst Nigerians especially the youths. Runsewe who is Nigeria’s […]
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Partial government shutdown over budget impasse grips US capital
An air of chaos enveloped Washington Saturday as the US government kicked off the holidays by partially shutting down, following the failure of leaders to pass a federal spending bill as negotiations stalled over Donald Trump’s demand for money to build a US-Mexico border wall.
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Customs intercepts 40 containers of N7.32bn Tramadol, rejects N150m bribe
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 40 x 40 feet containers mostly from India, laden with Tramadol and other pharmaceutical products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N7.32 billion. The command also seized $150 million offered to customs officers by importers as bribe while three suspects were arrested. READ […]
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