Crime
Police Arrest Suspected Robber In Ughelli, Recover Locally Made Double Barrel Pistol
By Daniel Dafe
Police have arrested a suspected robber Orji Timothy, in Ughelli, Delta State.
A statement on Sunday by the Police Spokesman in the state, SP Bright Edafe, said on “24/04/2024, at about 1445hrs, Eagle Net Special Squad Surveillance team while on routine patrol along Ovirigor Road, Ughelli, flagged down a motorcycle,” adding added that “upon search, a sizeable quantity of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp was recovered.”
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Continuing, the police, said: “This necessitated the arrest of the 38-year-old motorcycle rider, Orji Timothy of No. 21 Olotu Street Ughelli. The operatives further extended their search to the suspect’s residence, where a Locally Made Double Barrel Pistol with two Live Cartridges, twenty sachets of 100mg Tramadol, one sachet of Swinol, and two cutlasses were recovered.”
“Investigation is ongoing,” the police said.