Police Arrest 272 Suspects, Recover Illicit Drugs in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 272 suspects allegedly involved in illicit drug trafficking in the State. The Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the suspects were arrested following coordinated raids on identified black spots and criminal hideouts in Warri and Ughelli areas of the State. He said 59 of the suspects, […]
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Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 272 suspects allegedly involved in illicit drug trafficking in the State.
The Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the suspects were arrested following coordinated raids on identified black spots and criminal hideouts in Warri and Ughelli areas of the State.
He said 59 of the suspects, comprising 51 males and eight female, were arrested during the targeted raids across Warri South, Uvwie, and Okpe Local Government Areas of the State.
He listed the exhibits recovered from them to include substances suspected to be codeine, crack cocaine, loud, colos, and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
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Edafe added that 213 of the suspects were apprehended during a raid on another criminal locations within Ughelli town, bringing the total suspects to 272.
He said the police also recovered large quantities of substances suspected to be Canadian loud, CSC syrup, tramadol, swinol, and Indian hemp from the suspects during the raid.
According to him, many of the notorious bush bars and hotels raided were found to be operating as brothels, harbouring prostitutes and serving as safe havens for criminal elements.
The suspects and exhibits have been handed over to the Rapid Response Squad and the CP Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) for coordinated investigation, profiling, and possible prosecution.
According to him, some suspected cultists who have been on the Command’s watch list were among those apprehended during the raid.
“The Commissioner of Police assures that all suspects found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law.” part of the statement said.