Nasarawa police arrest one, recover hemp, vehicle

The Nasarawa State Police Command said it has arrested a suspected drug trafficker and recovered 15 bags of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, along with an operational van used by the suspect to convey the drugs in Nasarawa.

The state Public Relations Officer, DSP Ranham Nansel, disclosed this in a press statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Lafia, the state capital.

The statement read, “The Nasarawa State Police Command, in its relentless drive to tame the excesses of criminals, has arrested one Saturday Gabriel, 43 years old, of Edo State, while one other suspect escaped.

“Consequently, a Toyota Camry with registration number: Lagos KSF 843 FN and fifteen (15) bags of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from the suspect as exhibits.

“The arrest was based on a tip-off that a Toyota Camry with two occupants was sighted heading to the Nasarawa Toto axis and was reasonably suspected to be carrying criminals.

“Acting based on the strength of the information, police personnel attached to Toto Division were strategically deployed to be on the lookout for the suspects.

“Consequently, the vehicle was intercepted at the Gadabuke area of Toto LGA, Nasarawa State, where the suspect was arrested and the exhibits were recovered.”

The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has directed the Divisional Police Officer to transfer the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for onward handing over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation and prosecution.