By Augustine Ehikioya
In efforts to keep Delta State safe, officials of the State’s Police Command Crack Squad have arrested three suspected drug dealers in Ogwuash-Uku area of the State.
Operatives attached to safer highway patrol also arrested two suspected armed robbers in Sapele.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Asaba, DSP Bright Edafe, and made available to Security Watch Africa (SWA).
On the first arrest, it said “On 26/4/2022 at about 1740hrs, the Command’s Crack Squad while acting on information, raided a suspected criminal hideout at Azugwu Street, Umuonicha Quarters in Ogwuash-Uku, and arrested three suspects namely; Izuagbe Theophilus ‘m’ age 20yrs, Okofu Henry ‘m’ age 22yrs, and Confidence Ugochukwu ‘f’ age 19yrs.
“Exhibit recovered from them includes; One hundred and forty-seven (147) wraps of dry weeds suspected to be loud, forty-seven (47) wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine, seven (7) wraps of Colorado, and forty-four (44) wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.”
The suspects, the statement said, are in custody while investigation is still ongoing.
On the second arrest the same day, the statement said “On 26/04/2022 at about 1800hrs, operatives attached to safer highway patrol, deployed along Benin-Sapele Road in Sapele, while conducting stop and search, intercepted a Toyota Camry car with reg no. APP 134 UP driven by one Osasere Megegbe ‘m’ age 45, in company of one Edosa Monday ‘m’ aged 35, both of no 12 Emah Community Road, Ekiadolor, Benin City in Edo State.
During the search, it said, one cut-to-size double barrel gun was found concealed inside the engine compartment.
The statement added “The suspects were promptly arrested, the gun and vehicle recovered to the station. Upon further investigation and interrogation, two additional long single barrel guns shrouded under the back sit of the vehicle were also recovered.”
While the suspects are still in custody, the statement said they will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.