Troops nab 21 suspected drug traffickers in Abia community market 

Troops of 144 Battalion (Rear) nether Operation Eastern Sanity on Tuesday, launched a “well coordinated raid ” astatine a Mammy marketplace successful Owaza, Ukwa West LGA of Abia State.

The raid followed alleged beingness of crude lipid bunkerers, amerciable PMS dealers, pipeline vandals and illicit cause traffickers operating wrong the marketplace and adjourning bushes.

During the raid, 21 suspected illicit cause traffickers were arrested.

The intelligence-based cognition was carried retired successful conjunction with unit of the Nigerian Navy Component and the Nigerian Air Force 511 Quick Response Group.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection by the acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Abia State, Mazinho Attah.

Attah said upon accomplishment astatine the people area, troops swiftly cordoned disconnected and searched the full marketplace arsenic good arsenic surrounding hideouts suspected to beryllium transgression enclaves. 

He noted that the intensive cognition led to the apprehension of 21 suspected illicit cause peddlers recovered successful possession of ample quantities of Indian hemp, rizzlers, suspected hard substances popularly known arsenic “ice”, arsenic good arsenic the sum of N103,000.

“The suspects are presently successful custody undergoing preliminary profiling and volition beryllium handed over...