The Nigerian Navy reported that its Operation Delta Sanity forces had apprehended and detained three suspects who were transporting 22,800 bottles of codeine, 125 bags of industrial chemicals, and 820 tubes of pethidine in a big wooden boat in the general area of Bendoyo and Uta Uyata in Akwa Ibom State.
This was mentioned in a Monday statement posted on its verified Facebook page.
“On Monday, November 25, 2024, Forward Operating Base IBAKA intercepted and arrested three suspects who were transporting 22,800 bottles of codeine, 125 bags of industrial chemicals, and 820 tubes of pethidine in a large wooden boat around Bendoyo and Uta Uyata general area, Akwa Ibom State,” the statement read.
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On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, the suspects were turned over to the staff of the Maritime Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Oron, Akwa Ibom State.
