Police arrest suspected drug dealer in Benue
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Posted on 12-09-2024
Police in Benue State have arrested a man identified as Ameh Owaocho, alleged to be involved in illicit drug dealing.
A spokesperson for the State Command, Catherine Anene, stated that a team of police officers, while on patrol along the Igumale-Utonkon road, intercepted a driver transporting drugs.
According to a statement issued by Anene, a copy of which was made available to journalists on Thursday, five 100kg bags of dry leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp, were recovered from the vehicle.
The statement read in part, “On 4/9/2024 at about 1600hrs, while a team of police officers was on patrol along Igumale-Utonkon road, a red Golf 3 vehicle driven by one Michael Abah ‘M’ of Ugbokolo was intercepted.
“During the search of the vehicle, five 100kg bags of dry leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp, were recovered.
“In an interview with the driver, he confessed that Mr Ameh Owaocho of Ogbadibo Local Government contracted him to deliver the dry leaves and that he had been transporting Indian hemp for Mr Ameh since 2023.”
Anene added that the suspect, Ameh Owaocho, had been arrested, and his case transferred to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation and prosecution.
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