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By Faheem Lawal
The Delta State Police Command has arrested six suspects, including a 15-year-old female juvenile, following a raid on a store allegedly used for the sale and distribution of illicit drugs in Agbor.
The suspects were arrested when operatives of the command raided the store located along Alegwe Street, off Owa Road, Agbor, during a routine patrol.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement, said the operation was carried out based on credible intelligence and in furtherance of the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Erale, to clamp down on the sale and distribution of illicit drugs across the state.
Edafe said those arrested were Ana Bel Haruna, 18; Terhemen Faith, 19; Kaityo Abigail, 23; Iorkee Eunice, 26; Osomuri Emmanuel, 31; and a 15-year-old female juvenile whose identity was withheld in line with legal provisions protecting minors.
He added that a subsequent search of a vehicle linked to the suspects led to the recovery of quantities of Tramadol, Rohypnol and other suspected illicit substances.
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According to him, all the suspects and recovered exhibits are currently in police custody, while investigation into the matter is ongoing.
The police spokesman quoted the Commissioner of Police as warning that the command would continue to identify and dismantle drug distribution networks operating across the state.
Eralé noted that the proliferation of illicit drugs fuels violent crime and other forms of criminality, stressing that the command would not allow Delta State to become a safe haven for drug dealers and other criminal enterprises.
He directed police operatives across the command to intensify intelligence gathering, surveillance and enforcement against drug dealers and their networks.
The CP also urged members of the public to continue to provide the police with credible information that could assist in identifying and dismantling criminal networks operating in their communities.
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