Four suspected drug traffickers have been detained by the Katsina State Police Command after allegedly supplying them with illegal substances.
The suspects were detained at the Katsina metropolis’ Kofar Guga Garage as they attempted to smuggle some illegal drugs into Maradi, Niger Republic’s neighbor, were being detained.
They are Tajuddeen Umar, 35, Sabuwar Unguwa, Katsina State, Abubakar Suleiman, 25 and Aliyu Idris, 23; Abubakar Sa’idu, 25, all of Kofar Kwaya; and Tajuddeen Umar, 35, all of Sabuwar Unguwa, Katsina State.
The suspects were detained on May 16th, 2025, according to a statement from the Command’s spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq, at around 1400 hrs.
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He claimed that the suspects’ possession included 5, 000 Exol tablets and 400, 30 (430) Tramadol tablets at the time of the search.
He claimed that the suspects admitted to the offence during interrogation and further that they had received the exhibits from a supplier who had been hiding in Abuja, simply identified as Abba, m.
The supplier’s arrest and his arrest are being made more aggressively, according to the Command’s spokesman.
The police chief, CP Bello Shehu, psc, fdc, MNIM, praised the officers’ efforts and reiterated the command’s commitment to tackling all forms of crime and criminality, as well as drug-related crimes.
Source: Channels TV
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