PICTORIAL: Police Recover Illicit Drugs Worth N120m In Kano

The Kano State Police Command has recovered illicit drugs and intoxicants valued astatine implicit N120 cardinal successful a bid of operations crossed the state.

Spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Thursday, saying 2 suspected equipped robbers were besides apprehended during the operations.

Kiyawa said operatives successful Jalli Village, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, recovered 540 packets of suspected Pregabalin capsules valued astatine N40,500,000.00.

The Command besides revealed that connected September 30, astatine astir 11:15 a.m., a surveillance squad intercepted 2 suspects astatine Dangauro Trailer Park.

“The suspects were recovered successful possession of 7 bags of suspected liquid intoxicant, commonly known arsenic ‘Akuskura.’ Each container contained 350 bottles, totaling 2,450 bottles, with an estimated worth of ₦2,450,000,” the connection read.

SP Kiyawa added that successful the tone of inter-agency collaboration, “the Command has handed implicit the recovered cases, including suspects and implicit N120,000,000 worthy of suspected Tramadol, Pregabalin, and Cannabis Sativa to the NDLEA, Kano Command, for further investigation.”

Similarly, operatives of the Command arrested notorious equipped robbery suspects identified arsenic a 20-year-old Nura Sani of Zango Town, Bauchi State, and Ibrahim Lawan, 35 years from Katsina State.

The suspects were said to person carried retired a convulsive robbery astatine Tokarawa Quarters connected September 14, wherever “they stormed a residence, equipped with unsafe weapons, and made distant with a Mercedes Benz GLK valued astatine N26,500,000, on with phones and different valuables.”

Commissioner of Police, CP I. A. Bakori, commended his men for their efforts, saying the Command remained committed to “tracing and arresting different suspects astatine ample and recovering each stolen items.”

The CP besides commended the nationalist for their enactment and urged them to proceed cooperating with information agencies successful the corporate effort to physique a safer Kano State.

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