The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ramhan Nansel, said the Command in its relentless drive to tame the excesses of criminals, has arrested a suspected drug trafficker and recovered 15 bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
Nansel explained that on August 31, 2024 at about 1pm, 43-year-old Saturday Gabriel was arrested while his partner escaped.
He said: “A Toyota Camry with registration number: Lagos KSF 843 FN and 15 bags of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from the suspect as exhibits.
“The arrest was based on a tip-off that a Toyota Camry with two occupants was sighted heading to the Nasarawa Toto axis and reasonably suspected to be carrying criminals.
“Acting based on the strength of the information, police personnel attached to the Toto Division were strategically deployed to be on the lookout for the suspects.
“Consequently, the vehicle was intercepted at the Gadabuke area of Toto LGA, Nasarawa state where the suspect was arrested and the exhibits were recovered.”
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Nansel also mentioned that the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, directed the Divisional Police Officer to transfer the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia for onward handing over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation and prosecution.
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