Marwa: Drug barons must lose wealth to be defeated

August 25, 2026

— NDLEA boss unveils asset recovery strategy at Cambridge

By Kingsley Omonobi

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), has said the fight against drug trafficking cannot be won through arrests alone, stressing the need to deprive traffickers of the proceeds of their crimes.

Marwa made the declaration while delivering a presentation titled, “Criminal Property and the Criminal Process: How Can We Make It More Effective?” at the ongoing 43rd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, organised by the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.