By Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Goronyo have arrested two suspected drug peddlers and recovered illicit substances and other items during an operation in Sokoto State.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspects were apprehended at about 6:25 a.m. on July 13 in Achida area.
The sources said troops recovered cannabis, a pack of tramadol tablets, a jackknife, one motorcycle and two mobile phones from the suspects during the operation.
The suspects and the recovered exhibits were subsequently handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The arrest forms part of ongoing efforts by security forces to combat drug trafficking and other criminal activities, particularly those linked to the financing and sustenance of armed groups in the North-West.
