Men of Delta State Police Command have arrested a bus driver for being in possession of 3,000 cartridges and a woman transporting marijuana and cocaine in Delta.
The suspects were paraded by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa before newsmen on Wednesday May 13.
He said the 44-year-old driver identified as Felix Ade, was arrested along Asaba expressway.
According to the police commissioner, Ade who is from Ondo state claimed he was given the boxes to deliver in Edo State.
He said;
“I am a driver, I do not know about the content of the bag until the police searched it. It was given to me as a waybill and I was told it was padlock that was in the box.”
36-year-old Kate Obi who was nabbed with tons of marijuana and cocaine said she was not aware that dealing in such drugs is a crime in the country. She said she was given the parcel by her boss to deliver to a client in Anambra State.
