The Gombe State Police Command has recovered 2,500 sachets of Tramadol capsules in the state.
The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Chuso.
The statement said at about 9 am on September 8, operatives attached to the Safer Highway Patrol, in collaboration with Operation Hattara, intercepted a blue Peugeot 406 with registration number YDB 48 FL along the Liji-Biu Road.
The police said the operatives acted on credible intelligence and arrested one Mohammed Abdullahi, alias ‘Babangida’, 37, of Bomala Quarter, Gombe.
A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 2,500 sachets of 100mg Tramadol capsules.
“The suspect and exhibits are in police custody, while investigation is ongoing,” the statement added.
The command commended the operatives for the “effective collaboration” demonstrated during the exercise, as well as their “vigilance, courage, resilience, and swift response to credible intelligence.”
CP Chuso reaffirmed the command’s commitment to sustaining “intelligence-led and proactive operations” against banditry, kidnapping, illicit drug trafficking and other criminal activities across the state