Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have raided a criminal den alongside Aka Itiam Street, Uyo Local Government Area, arresting a suspect and recovering a cache of Indian hemp.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a press release on Friday, mentioned the raid was made following actionable intelligence on alleged gross sales of illicit substances in the realm.
She added that cable wires have been additionally recovered in one other operation.
The assertion mentioned, “The operation led to the arrest of 1 Gideon David, male. A search carried out on the suspect resulted in the restoration of a giant amount of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
“In a separate incident on the identical date, at about 2:57 p.m., detectives have been dispatched following a misery name obtained from the Control Room regarding an alleged theft at a sure Company, situated at Udoudoma by Tropicana, Uyo.
“The operatives responded promptly and arrested one Godwin Paulinus, male, in reference to the alleged offence.
“Cable wires were recovered from the suspect’s bag during a search, and investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and determine whether other persons were involved.”
The spokesperson mentioned the transfer was in response to the continuing initiative towards black spots by the Inspector General of Police, noting that discreet investigations have commenced, whereas efforts are being sustained to establish and apprehend different suspects who could also be linked to the offences.
