Men of the Adamawa State police command have arrested a suspected drug dealer and fake officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The suspects were caught with 1000 sachets of Tramadol according to a statement issued on Thursday with reference no: Ref No. CZ :5300/ADS/PPRO/VOL.3/5 by the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya.
The statement says the police operatives embark on the arrest of the suspects in “furtherance to the command’s reinvigorated special action plan on the ongoing fight against violent crimes across the state.”
The Commissioner of police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, deployed command’s operatives attached to Jambutu and Doubeli Divisions and luckily apprehended.
The suspects identified as Kalbiru Muhammed, 41, and Musa Abubakar, 29 reside in Hotoro and Takum in Kano and Taraba states respectively.
They were reportedly caught on their way to deliver hard drugs to their target in Yola.
The statement says: “Investigation so far reveals that the drugs were concealed in a led Tv carton and a sound system (speaker)box to beat security checks and escape arrest.
“The CP while evaluating critically the pattern and trend of crimes shall make massive and well-planned deployment of both human and other operational assets of the command to reinforce and consolidate on keeping Adamawa safe.
The statement added that: “The CP now directed for frequent night Operations which is aimed at preventing and dislodging bandits from their current operational spaces and denying them space to regroup in other parts of the State.
“He further directs that the arrested drug dealer and his collaborators be properly investigated and prosecuted.
According to the statement, “The CP assured the government and good people of Adamawa state that the Command under his watch shall continue to do all within its powers to guarantee a stable security order in the State.
“The CP calls on the civil populace to work with the Police and other security agencies in the joint tasks of safeguarding our State, especially in the area of providing useful, relevant and timely information.”
