Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Driver flees as Delta Police recover guns, cocaine, marijuana in abandoned vehicle in Ughelli

Driver flees as Delta Police recover guns, cocaine, marijuana in abandoned vehicle in Ughelli

Delta State Police Command has recovered guns, cocaine and marijuana in a vehicle abandoned by a fleeing driver.

According to the police report, the driver of a Toyota Corolla vehicle with Registration number: AAA97FS on sighting Ofuoma Police Division’s patrol team while on stop and search duty at Ofuoma, Ughelli North LGA of Delta State, took to his heel into the nearby bush, where he was given a hot chase but to no avail.

“When search was immediately carried out on the vehicle, the following items were recovered: one cut-to-size single barrel gun; one cut-to-size double barrel gun; one single barrel gun; one cutlass; and sack bag containing large portion of substances suspected to be crystal meth (ICE), cocaine and thirteen wraps of Indian hemp.

“Effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspect”, the Delta State Police Public Relation Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this while confirming the recovery of the exhibits.

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