in Cross River
Edet Okon (pictured above) has been arrested by
men of the Cross Rivers state Police command for
being in possession of hard drugs contained in
well over 104 bags, and 100, 200 litre drums.
According to the state’s Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr Hogan Bassey, Mr Edet was arrested
with the hard drugs at his home in Ikot-Nkese in
the Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River
State following a tipoff on Wednesday December
10th.
“We acted based on information. The 104 bags
and two drums (100 and 200 litre drums), were
stocked in his house when we got there around
5am. He was arrested immediately and brought
to the command headquarters.”
When interrogated, Edet said he knew nothing
about the hard drugs and denied ownership of
them. The state PPRO say they will be tranferring
the case to the Cross River state command of the
NDLEA who will charge and prosecute the
suspect.
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