Six persons suspected to be drug dealers have been apprehended by the police in different locations in Delta State.
A release by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, revealed that they were nabbed in Warri, Agbor and Issele-Azagba, in separate raiding.
According to the image maker, On the 5th January 2022, the Command Crack Squad while acting on intelligence gathered and raided a suspected criminal hideout along Jakpa Road, Warri and in the process arrested two suspects, Felix Aroh, 43 years and Erumu Ogodo, 20 years respectively.
The PPRO, hinted tha three containers of Loud, eight wraps of Kolorado hard drugs, four packets of rolling paper, 143 wraps of substance suspected to be Indian hemp and some sachets of tramadol were recovered from them as exhibits.
In another development, the team also raided another criminal hideout in Agbor metropolis and arrested Musa Abdullahi, 25 years and Gift Ahemte, 53 years and recovered 8kg of Indian hemp, volume 5 and swinol drugs.
Similarly, on 7th January 2022, Crack surveillance team raided a criminal hideout in Issele-Asagba where one Blessing Nwabuokei, 32 years was arrested with 12kg of weed suspected to be Indian hemp and some quantity of cocaine were recovered from her, adding that investigation is ongoing.
In same vein, “On the 2nd January 2022, acting on intelligence gathered over a period of time, operatives from Area Command Warri raided Ugborikoko community.
“During the raid, one Randy Omovie ‘m’ was arrested and one G3 rifle with breach No. 69021340 and battle axe were recovered from him.
“One Sunny Blessing ‘m’ a suspected drug dealer was also arrested and substance suspected to be Indian hemp soaked in gin, fourteen wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine, eight bottles of codeine, ten cups of loud were recovered from him. Investigation is ongoing.