Police raid criminal hideout, arrest suspected drug dealer, recover cable wires in Uyo

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command person raided a transgression den on Aka Itiam Street, Uyo Local Government Area, arresting a fishy and recovering a cache of Indian hemp.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this successful a connection connected Friday, said the raid was made pursuing actionable quality connected alleged income of illicit substances successful the area.

She added that cablegram wires were besides recovered successful different operation.

The connection said, “The cognition led to the apprehension of 1 Gideon David, male. A hunt conducted connected the fishy resulted successful the betterment of a ample quantity of weeds suspected to beryllium Indian hemp.

“The fishy is presently successful constabulary custody arsenic investigations proceed to found the afloat grade of his alleged engagement and place different persons connected to the activity.

“In a abstracted incidental connected the aforesaid date, astatine astir 2:57 p.m., detectives were dis...