NDLEA, Australian police seal anti-drug partnership

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that turns their existing cooperation into a structured strategic alliance against transnational drug trafficking networks operating along the Nigeria-Australia route.
The agreement was signed yesterday, November 2026, at the NDLEA national headquarters in Abuja.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), described the pact as “a declaration of war against transnational drug cartels that think they can hide between continents.”
He said the AFP’s global reach, combined with the NDLEA’s o...