Troops of the 109 Special Forces Battalion, Nigerian Army, under Operation HADIN KAI on Thursday, June 25, arrested four suspected drug peddlers during a raid on a suspected drug den in Magumeri town, Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State.
This was disclosed by counter-insurgency and security expert Zagazola Makama, citing security sources.
According to Makama, the operation was carried out at about 1:08 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks fuelling insurgency and other violent crimes in the North-East.
He identified the suspects as 30-year-old Alhaji Bukar, 19-year-old Rawagana Abubakar, 34-year-old Abubakar Mallam, 34, and 21-year-old Aisami.
Items recovered during the operation included 164 wraps of cannabis, 38 wraps of Erinmore, one card of tramadol tablets, 101 white tablets identified as Hyxul and 38 bottles of Exiplon syrup.
Other exhibits recovered were four containers of Diamond Rubber Solution, two litres of methylene chloride, a dangerous inhalant popularly known as Suck and Die, two Android mobile phones, one Itel phone, one Tecno phone, a Bluetooth speaker, an earpiece and 129 gas lighters.
Makama said the suspects are in the custody of the 109 Special Forces Battalion for further investigation and possible prosecution.
He added that the operation forms part of sustained efforts by Operation HADIN KAI to dismantle drug trafficking networks believed to supply illicit substances and logistical support to terrorists and other criminal elements operating within the theatre.
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