Bauchi police announce two arrests over alleged drug sales
Bauchi police say they arrested two men over alleged drug sales in the Ambassador area of Yelwa on November 9.
Police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib announced the arrests in a November 10 statement reported by Punch. He said officers from the command’s Violent Crimes Response Unit carried out the operation at about 3pm.
Habib named the suspects as Yunusa Iliya, 38, and Emmanuel Linus, 20. Police alleged that both men were selling suspected illicit substances when officers arrived.
Police said items recovered from Iliya included 11 sachets and 46 pieces described as tramadol, 61 unidentified white tablets and 41 items described as “Yellow Boys.”
Officers reportedly recovered five capsules described as 100mg tramadol, 230 tablets described as Exol and 11 items described as “Yellow Boys” from Linus.
These descriptions and quantities come from the police account. No laboratory findings were available in the material reviewed.
Habib said the investigation was ongoing when the statement was issued. He said the suspects would be charged after it was completed.
The allegations have not been established by a court. The reviewed reports contained no responses from the men or their representatives. No court appearance or conviction was verified.
