Police arrest two suspected drug sellers, get well tramadol, Exol in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug sellers throughout an operation at Ambassador Area of Yelwa, Bauchi metropolis, recovering numerous illicit substances, together with tramadol, Exol and Yellow Boys.

The suspects, recognized as 38-year-old Yunusa Iliya of Yalwan Kagadama and 20-year-old Emmanuel Linus of Yalwan Tsakani, had been arrested by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crimes Response Unit, VCRU, on 9 November.

According to an announcement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the operation adopted credible intelligence about drug gross sales within the space.

The assertion stated the suspects had been arrested whereas allegedly promoting the substances to prospects.

“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 assertion stated.

Items recovered from Iliya included 11 sachets and 46 items of tramadol, 10 items of Kolos, 61 white tablets and 41 Yellow Boys.

The police additionally recovered 5 100mg tramadol capsules, 230 Exol tablets and 11 Yellow Boys from Linus.

The Command stated the newest arrests adopted a sequence of operations towards suspected drug sellers throughout 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 assertion added.

The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, counseled the VCRU operatives for his or her professionalism, vigilance and immediate response to intelligence.

He warned drug sellers and different legal parts to desert their actions, saying the Command would maintain its operations towards illicit medicine and different types of criminality.

The police stated investigations had been ongoing and that the suspects can be charged earlier than court docket upon their completion.