Police arrest suspected drug baron in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a suspected drug baron, Ofonime Etim, in Ikot Ebom Itam, Itu Local Government Area of the state, after dismantling a notorious drug den in a renewed offensive against criminal elements in the state.
A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Timfon John, in Uyo on Wednesday, said the operatives, acting on intelligence, conducted a coordinated intelligence-led operation targeting a criminal enclave suspected of being a haven for drug traffickers, receivers of stolen property, vandals, and other criminal elements terrorising residents of the area.
According to the statement, “The Akwa Ibom S...