As part of the measures to rid the State off criminal elements and in compliance with the matching order given to the Divisional Police Officers and the Heads of Tactical Units by the State Commissioner of Police, Micheal Falade to continuously raid all identified criminal hideouts, the Divisional Police Officer, New Iyin Division, alongside his Operatives, based on intelligence-led policing, raided an identified illicit drugs marketing center located at Alade Garage Area, Basiri, Ado Ekiti.
During the operation, two suspected illicit drug sellers, Promise Fáṣọlá and Ileri-Oluwa Alao, were arrested while others escaped.
In a statement, the Command public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday Abutu said some quantities of illicit drugs such as Colorado, Indian hemp, Loud, POS machine, Android phone, power bank, amongst others were recovered from them.
Mr Abutu confirmed that the suspects who confessed to be illicit drug dealers would be charged to court accordingly, saying effort is underway to arrest others.
He implored members of the public to collaborate and support the Police with credible and timely information about criminal activities and hideouts to enable the Command take necessary and immediate actions.
