From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
In his bid to beat security checks, a suspect, one Fidelis Akpos, buried a locally fabricated pistol and two live cartridges inside a polythene bag containing smoked fish.
But the 23-year old suspect was found out by the eagle eyes of operatives of Dragon Patrol attached to the Delta State Police Command.
He caught during a stop and search operation by the state actors along Kwale/Ogwashi-Uku expressway.
The suspect was among the passengers in a commercial Sienna bus from Ughelli to Asaba, the state capital.
Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Bright Edafe who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect is a resident of Ewhu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.
“The suspect concealed the gun and cartridges inside a polythene bag containing smoked fish to serve as a decoy, but the professionally trained Policemen uncovered the exhibit despite his antics. Suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing,” Edafe stated.
He also confirmed the recovery of 100 bottles of CSC Codeine and 400 sachets of 250mg of Tramadol, and some other suspected hard drugs.
According to him, the exhibits were recovered from three suspects – 40-year old Lucky Emmanuel, 46-year old Enunwuune Snu and 32-year old Jacob Efedeye.
Edafe explained that operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) while conducting stop and search at Head-Bridge, Asaba, flagged down the Toyota Hiace bus conveying the exhibits and when it was searched, the substances were recovered from the suspects.