Police Nab 5 Suspected Drug Traffickers, Seize Drugs, Cash

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have smashed a drug trafficking syndicate, arrested five suspects and recovered assorted illicit substances.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, who spoke on behalf of the commissioner of police (CP), Baba Azare, at the Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo, yesterday, said the breakthrough was achieved through credible intelligence volunteered by some concerned residents.
She said, “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, under the leadership of the commissioner of police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, has recorded another significant operational breakthrough in its sustained efforts to rid the state of criminal hideouts, illicit dr...