The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested while trying to ferry one bag of weed, suspected to be Indian hemp, to the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
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Although Butswat said the Command had yet to receive details about the incident, some residents of the area claimed that they rescued the victims and recovered unspecified amount of money after the incident.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on December 4 when one of the speed boats conveying 11 police personnel from Yenagoa to Southern Ijaw capsized at Oporoma.
DSP Asinim Butswat, Spokesperson of the command, told News Agency of Nigeria in Yenagoa that the suspect was arrested in a sting operation on June 16 at a hotel in Ekenfa 3, Yenagoa.
The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Asinim Butswat, made the confirmation to the News Agency of Nigeria in Yenegoa.
DSP Asinim Butswat, spokesman for the command announced the feat in a statement issued in Yenagoa.