Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Thursday, November 12 raided a prison hideout in Market Square, Access Road, Ete-Okopedi, Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of the state and arrested three suspected drug traffickers.
The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a press assertion in Uyo, stated suspected illicit medicine had been additionally recovered from the operation.
The command spokesperson listed the three suspects to incorporate Emmanuel Thompson, 21, Isaac Monday, 24, and Victor Etukakpan, 25.
The assertion learn, “An intensive search carried out in the course of the operation led to the restoration of a number of displays suspected to be linked with the illicit drug commerce and different illegal actions. These embody a handbook grinder containing seeds suspected to be Indian hemp; a clear pack containing substances suspected to be onerous medicine; sixteen (16) items of white substances suspected to be onerous medicine; two playing cards of Tramadol capsules containing eight and three capsules respectively; and roughly thirty (30) wraps of dried weed suspected to be Indian hemp.
“Other objects recovered embody one sealed white sachet containing an unidentified Chinese product, three Android cellphones, one 20,000mAh itel energy financial institution, a Type-C charging wire, two small torchlights, a bottle of oil fragrance, two empty 200ml Action Bitters containers, a pack of small clear envelopes suspected for use for packaging illicit substances, a broken hand chain, a blue sponge in a blue cup, and the sum of N27,200 (Twenty-Seven Thousand, Two Hundred Naira) solely.”
She stated the suspects are presently present process screening and profiling, whereas preliminary investigations are being intensified to determine their respective ranges of involvement, hint doable hyperlinks to different drug distribution networks and determine further areas getting used as hideouts or operational bases for illicit drug actions.
