Ogun State Police Command has arrested four suspects with Icebox loaded with Indian hemp weeds while carrying out raids on criminal hideouts and black spots across the state .
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi the command police public relations officer (PPRO) made this known in press release made available to OpenLife.
He stated that the raiding of black spots across the state is in furtherance of total clampdown on hoodlums perpetrating violence crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and the likes following which a special operation outfit code named “OPERATION PUFF ADDER ” was recently launched by the commissioner of police cp Bashir Makama in compliance with the directive of Inspector general of police.
The four suspects namely Opeyemi Wahab 22, Kabirat Ahmed 21, Yusuf Rasaki 20 and Saheed Mustapha 32 were all arrested at Iperin black spots in Agbara area on Saturday 27th April 2019 during the raiding of the area by team of policemen led by the DPO SP Adegbite Omotayo.
He stated that suspects were caught with the deep freezer which they pretended to be using for sales of soft drinks, but when it was opened, behold, it was loaded with weeds suspected to be marijuana hence they were promptly apprehended.
On interrogation, they confessed been the major distributor of the substance in Agbara area and that they always use the freezer to distribute it around so as to deceive the security agents and prevent them from arrest.
Commissioner of Police Bashir Makama has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
He also warned that sales of illicit drugs which is a catalyst for crime commission will not be tolerated in the state any longer.
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