DELTA POLICE ARREST 22 SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS, RESCUE TWO MINORS
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By: Balogun Ibrahim
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 22 suspected drug dealers and rescued two minors during a coordinated raid on identified drug dens and criminal hideouts in Ozoro and Abraka communities.
The operation, conducted on July 21, formed part of the command’s sustained crackdown on illicit drug trafficking and other criminal activities across the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that the operation was led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Operations.
According to Edafe, the intelligence-led raid targeted identified drug hotspots in Ofagbe Community, Ozoro, Ekrejeta and the NUT Area in Abraka.
“On 21st July 2026, at about 1500 hours, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, led operatives of the Command on a coordinated raid of identified illicit drug dens and criminal hideouts at Ofagbe Community, Ozoro, Ekrejeta, and the NUT Area, Abraka, following credible intelligence,” he said.
The operation resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects—19 men and three women—for alleged offences bordering on the sale, possession and distribution of illicit drugs.
Edafe added that two minors were rescued from a suspected drug den allegedly operated by their father.
“The children have been taken into protective custody. They will be handed over to the Delta State Ministry of Women Affairs for appropriate care and safeguarding, while investigations into the activities of the suspects are ongoing,” he stated.
Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, described the presence of minors in a suspected drug environment as “deeply disturbing.”
He reiterated the command’s commitment to dismantling drug trafficking networks and protecting vulnerable members of society.
Oyeniyi also appealed to parents, guardians and community leaders to continue providing credible information to the police, assuring residents that the command would sustain intelligence-driven operations aimed at eliminating illicit drug activities and other criminal offences across Delta State.
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