The Police Command in Cross River State has busted a gang of drug dealers and peddlers in the popular Watt market in Calabar, the state capital.
The drug syndicate was busted during a sting operation led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande, on Sunday.
15 suspects were arrested during the operation.
Akande revealed that together with his team, an undercover operation was carried out based on concrete intelligence.
He said: “Most of the time criminals need drugs to boost their morale and ego to be able to carry out their dastardly act. We simply decided to checkmate such by carrying out this kind of operations to nip crime in bud, I have told them to leave Cross River, it is no longer safe for criminals to stay here.
“Brave and vigilant team of Policemen acting on a tip-off ambushed the suspects and arrested 15 of them and they are being profiled by operation PUFF ADDER. There is no hiding place for drug dealers and any criminal here; we will deal ruthlessly with anyone trying to make the state uncomfortable for law abiding citizens”.
Items recovered from the location include rolls of Indian hemp, wraps of cocaine and other suspicious items.
