Suspected drug dealer held with Indian hemp in Uyo raid
Akwa Ibom police arrested Gideon David during a raid on suspected drug sales along Aka Itiam Street in Uyo and recovered a large quantity of suspected Indian hemp. A second suspect was held the same day for cable theft.
🇳🇬 Aka Itiam Street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State · Nigeria
Akwa Ibom police arrested Gideon David at about 9.30 p.m. on 14 October 2026 during a raid on suspected drug sales along Aka Itiam Street in Uyo.[1][2]Operatives moved in on intelligence about the sale of illicit drugs at the spot.[1][2]A search of David recovered a large quantity of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.[1][2]
Police spokesman DSP Timfon John disclosed the arrest in a 16 October press statement for Commissioner CP Baba Mohammed Azare.[1][2]David stayed in custody while investigators worked to establish his role and find others connected to the sales.[2]Earlier the same day, detectives separately arrested Godwin Paulinus over cable wires stolen from a firm at Udo Udoma Avenue near Tropicana.[1][2]
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