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Police arrest two suspected drug dealers, recover tramadol, Exol in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug dealers during an operation at Ambassador Area of Yelwa, Bauchi metropolis, recovering various illicit substances, including tramadol, Exol and Yellow Boys.
The suspects, identified as 38-year-old Yunusa Iliya of Yalwan Kagadama and 20-year-old Emmanuel Linus of Yalwan Tsakani, were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crimes Response Unit, VCRU, on 9 November.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the operation followed credible intelligence about drug sales in the area.
The statement said the suspects were arrested while allegedly selling the substances to customers.
“The operatives acted on intelligence about the sale of drugs at Ambassador Area of Yelwa, Bauchi, and stormed the location. They arrested the suspects in the act of selling hard drugs to their customers,” the statement said.
Items recovered from Iliya included 11 sachets and 46 pieces of tramadol, 10 pieces of Kolos, 61 white tablets and 41 Yellow Boys.
The police also recovered five 100mg tramadol capsules, 230 Exol tablets and 11 Yellow Boys from Linus.
The Command said the latest arrests followed a series of operations against suspected drug dealers across the state.
“It will be recalled that within the last 20 days, operatives of the Unit arrested six suspected drug dealers in five separate cases and recovered large quantities of various illicit drugs as exhibits,” the statement added.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, commended the VCRU operatives for their professionalism, vigilance and prompt response to intelligence.
He warned drug dealers and other criminal elements to abandon their activities, saying the Command would sustain its operations against illicit drugs and other forms of criminality.
The police said investigations were ongoing and that the suspects would be charged before court upon their completion.
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