The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old convicted drug dealer, Samuel Ogochukwu, for allegedly recruiting a 14-year-old boy to deliver suspected illicit drugs to a customer.

The command said the minor, identified as Samuel Kosi, was intercepted by operatives of the Violent Crimes Response Unit while on routine patrol on Monday.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the boy was intercepted at about 11am while allegedly on his way to deliver a pinch of a granular whitish substance suspected to be methamphetamine, also known as Ice, to a customer.

The statement added that during interrogation, the teenager confessed that Ogochukwu had sent him to make the delivery.

Following the disclosure, detectives reportedly traced and arrested the suspect at his location.

A search of his shop and residence led to the recovery of 3.5 grammes of suspected methamphetamine, 17 sachets of 100mg tramadol capsules, five sachets of 300mg pregabalin capsules and seven sachets of diazepam.

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Other items recovered included 12 Exol tablets, two wraps of a substance known as “Yellow Boys” and one sachet of “Shine Shine Leather”.

The police said the principal suspect disclosed during investigation that he received his illicit supplies through waybills from Onitsha, Anambra State.

The statement said the minor was being handled in line with juvenile best practices and would be reunited with his family after counselling, while the suspect would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, commended the VCRU for its consistency and operational effectiveness, noting that the latest arrest was the fourth major drug bust recorded by the unit in 10 days.

He said the command would sustain its crackdown on drug trafficking and other forms of criminality in the state.

Source: Punch · Uthman Salami

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