Police in Delta State have arrested two suspects and recovered two locally-fabricated Beretta pistols during a stop-and-search operation.
Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Warri.
Mr Edafe, a Superintendent of Police, stated that the suspects were apprehended on Saturday by the command’s Safer Highway Patrol teams. He noted that the operatives were conducting routine checks along the Warri-Agbarho Road when they intercepted a Mercedes-Benz ML SUV.
“A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of two locally-fabricated Beretta pistols, each loaded with nine rounds of live ammunition,” he said.
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