The Delta State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its crackdown on illicit drug trafficking, arresting three suspected drug dealers and recovering large quantities of hard drugs, including Tramadol, Codeine, Rohypnol and MDMA, in separate intelligence-led operations across the state.
The Command disclosed that operatives attached to its Special Enquiry Unit and Command Anti-Vice Squad (CAVS) carried out the successful operations on June 3, 2026, leading to the interception of a drug-laden truck at the First Niger Bridge and the raid of a suspected drug distribution hub in Ika North East Local Government Area.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, operatives deployed on stop-and-search duty at the First Niger Bridge Head, inward Asaba, intercepted a Mercedes truck with registration number KRV 837 ZN driven by one Obinna Nwosu, 47, from Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The police said the suspect initially claimed he was transporting plumbing materials. However, a thorough search of the vehicle uncovered a large cache of prohibited drugs concealed in the truck.
Items recovered included "thirteen thousand (13,000) sachets of 100mg Tramadol, one hundred (100) sachets of 225mg Tramadol, one hundred (100) sachets of Swinol, three hundred (300) sachets of Rohypnol, sixty (60) sachets of Codeine Phosphate tablets, and one hundred (100) tablets of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), popularly known as Molly."
The statement noted that the suspect had been taken into custody while investigations were ongoing to identify and apprehend other members of the drug trafficking network linked to the illicit consignment.
In a separate operation carried out the same day, operatives of the Command Anti-Vice Squad, acting on credible intelligence, stormed a suspected drug distribution point in Alegbo Community, Owa-Alero, in Ika North East Local Government Area.
During the raid, two suspects, identified as Henry Edward and Okwudili Kingsley, were arrested. Preliminary investigations, according to the police, revealed that the suspects were allegedly involved in the distribution of illicit drugs within the community and its environs.
The police further disclosed that officers recovered "five gallons of fermented cannabis mixture popularly known as Monkey Tail," as well as substantial quantities of substances suspected to be Indian hemp and other illegal narcotics from the suspects.
"The suspects and exhibits are in police custody while further investigations are ongoing," the statement added.
Reacting to the successful operations, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Yemi Oyeniyi, commended the officers involved for their professionalism and commitment to duty.
The police commissioner reaffirmed the Command's determination to intensify its war against drug trafficking and other organised crimes across the state, stressing that the proliferation of illicit drugs fuels criminal activities such as cultism, armed robbery, kidnapping and violent crimes.
He reiterated the Command's resolve to sustain aggressive enforcement operations and called on residents to support law enforcement efforts by providing timely and credible information capable of preventing and detecting crime.
The latest arrests underscore the Delta State Police Command's renewed offensive against the circulation of dangerous drugs and criminal networks, as authorities continue to tighten the noose on traffickers operating within and beyond the state.
