{"id":167230,"date":"2025-06-17T08:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:06:29","slug":"police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest drug suspect, impound 300 vehicles in Gombe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Gombe State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected drug peddler and impounded over 300 motorcycles and tricycles in a sweeping statewide security operation aimed at curbing crime and enforcing traffic laws.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released on Monday, the command\u2019s spokesperson, Buhari Abdullahi, said the operation targeted violators of traffic regulations, criminal elements, and persons in possession of illicit drugs and dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Abdullahi identified the arrested suspect as 26-year-old Muhammad Ibrahim. He was allegedly found in possession of 136 capsules of Tramadol, 568 tablets of Valium 5, 226 wraps of Indian hemp, six bottles of a local intoxicant known as \u201cKurkura,\u201d and two litres of a hazardous liquid referred to as \u201cSuck and Die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police also recovered over N200,000 in cash and 102 packets of cigarettes from the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The operation further led to the seizure of more than 500 knives, 148 cutlasses, and several other sharp objects from different parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, some of the weapons were traced to illegal fabricators and distributors.<\/p>\n<p>In the course of the crackdown, 220 motorcycles and 69 tricycles were impounded for infractions such as lack of registration and identification, and the use of curtains at night, a practice the state government says facilitates criminal concealment.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 38 motorcycles were confiscated for using truck horns, which police described as contributing to noise pollution and increasing the risk of road accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the impounded vehicles were reportedly linked to cases of robbery and drug-related offences.<\/p>\n<p>The command also disclosed that three suspects were arrested for allegedly tampering with the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers of stolen phones.<\/p>\n<p>Owners of the seized vehicles have been instructed to report to the police command with valid documentation for verification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Gombe State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected drug peddler and impounded over 300 motorcycles and tricycles in a sweeping statewide security operation aimed at curbing crime and enforcing traffic laws. According to a statement released on Monday, the command\u2019s spokesperson, Buhari Abdullahi, said the operation targeted violators of traffic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":167229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[2163,254,165],"class_list":["post-167230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-gombe","tag-nigeria","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Police arrest drug suspect, impound 300 vehicles in Gombe - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gombe State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected drug peddler and impounded over 300 motorcycles and tricycle ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police arrest drug suspect, impound 300 vehicles in Gombe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gombe State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected drug peddler and impounded over 300 motorcycles and tricycle ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-17T07:01:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-17T08:06:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1750135058.648351.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Police arrest drug suspect, impound 300 vehicles in Gombe\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-17T07:01:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-17T08:06:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe\"},\"wordCount\":301,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1750135058.648351.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"gombe\",\"Nigeria\",\"Police\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-arrest-drug-suspect-impound-300-vehicles-in-gombe\",\"name\":\"Police arrest drug suspect, impound 300 vehicles in Gombe - 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