The Police command in Delta has arrested two suspects and recovered two locally fabricated Beretta pistols during a stop-and-search operation.
The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Warri.
Edafe said the suspects were arrested on Saturday by the command’s Safer Highway Patrol teams.
He said the operatives were conducting stop-and-search operations along the Warri-Agbarho Road when they intercepted a Mercedes-Benz ML SUV.
“A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of two locally fabricated Beretta pistols loaded with nine rounds of live ammunition,” he said.
Edafe said the police also recovered about 200 grammes of a substance suspected to be cocaine, a walkie-talkie and a dagger.
“Other exhibits recovered included a grinder and two sophisticated mobile phones,” he added.
The spokesman said a third occupant of the vehicle escaped during preliminary interrogation of the arrested suspects.
He said the suspects remained in police custody, adding that efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing member of the alleged criminal gang. (NAN)
