By Emeka Samuel
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has said it arrested
120 persons for trading on illicit drugs in Akwa Ibom in the last four
months
It has also recovered 244 Permanent Voters Cards bearing different
identities from one Okon Bassey in Mbo local government area of the
state.
A statement from the commander in charge of the command, Mohammed
Sokoto Bassey made available to newsmen in Uyo indicated that Bassey was arrested last Friday along with 120 other hard drug
dealers and has been handed to the Independent National Electoral
Commission for further investigation
The other suspects were found to have variously being in possession
of 51 kilogram’s of cannabis,259grammes of heroin,17grammes of
cocaine and 500grammes of Tramadol diazepam and polypro.
“The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Akwa Ibom state command
embarked on Pre-election raid operations between September 2018 and
January 2019 and within the period 120 suspects have been arrested
with 51kg of cannabis, 259grammes of heroin and 17grammmes of
cocaine, 500grammes of Tramadol diszepam and polypro.
“A suspect named Okon Bassey was arrested with 244 Permanent Voters
Cards bearing different identities on Friday, January 25th 2019 in Mbo
local government area of the state”, the statement said.
The statement said all the suspects were arrested during the
pre-election raid operations carried out by the operatives between
September, last year and January, this year.
The statement added that one, Joy Adams, a notorious heroin dealer in
the state was also arrested by the operatives for allegedly being in
possession of 239grammes of heroin.
The statement further stated that Joy Adams, who is currently remanded
in prison custody, would soon be charged to court while the total sum
of N301,000 has been recovered from all the suspects during the
period.
When contacted on what the criminal intended to do with the PVCs, the
command’s commander, Mohammed Sokoto said, ” This is to show that
rigorous search and arrest of drug dealers could also yield to other
sources of crimes and arrest of criminals but for whatever reason,
but I am sure Resident Electoral Commissioner to whom I have
transferred these PVCs to will definitely explain in due course.
Sokoto said other suspects that were arrested with drugs have been
charged to court while some are still under investigation.
