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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Rivers State Police Command has intercepted 300 parcels of cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, during an operation in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Nwonyi Emeka, disclosed this to newsmen at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Friday.<\/p>\n

He said police operatives attached to the command\u2019s C4i Intelligent Unit, intercepted a bus loaded with the banned product after receiving credible information from an informant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 300 parcels of Indian hemp were intercepted on Oct. 28 after operatives, working with credible information, trailed a white coloured Volkswagen bus with registration number MUS 910 YA.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon sighting the approaching police operatives, the driver took to his heels but was arrested after a hot chase.<\/p>\n

\u201cShortly after the suspect was apprehended, operatives searched the vehicle and recovered 300 parcels whose content was suspected to be Indian hemp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Emeka said the suspect is currently being interrogated to reveal the source and destination of the illegal product.<\/p>\n

In a related development, the police boss said that police personnel, acting on information, burst a notorious gang of armed robbers responsible for many robberies in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Nov. 1 at about 4 p.m., operatives of the command neutralised a notorious armed robber after they received credible intelligence about the suspicious and clandestine movement of his gang.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gang leader and his gang checked into a hotel located at Chokocho along Etche Road in Etche Local Government Area of the State.<\/p>\n

\u201cOperatives of Octopus Strike Force (upon sighting the gang) immediately swung into action and engaged them in a gun duel and eventually gunned down the gang leader,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the deceased suspect, who had been at large and on the command\u2019s watchlist, had earlier attacked a victim around Rumuodara community inside the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspect shot the victim in his left leg which later resulted in the amputation of the victim\u2019s leg as well as snatched the victim\u2019s car valued at N13 million, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cItems recovered from the gang leader are one AK47 rifle, two magazines, 21 rounds of ammunition of 7.62mm and a police handcuff and the key,\u201d Emeka said.<\/p>\n

The police commissioner confirmed that two male suspects who received the stolen vehicle from the deceased gang leader had been arrested and were providing police interrogators with useful information.<\/p>\n

Emeka said the police command is already on the trail of other fleeing members of the gang, and assured that the suspects would soon be arrested and prosecuted for their alleged crimes. (NAN)<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Rivers State Police Command has intercepted 300 parcels of cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, during an operation in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Nwonyi Emeka, disclosed this to newsmen at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Friday. 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