By Ikemefuna Asika, Awka
The Police in Anambra State have arrested a major arms dealer dealing illegally in prohibited Firearms in the State.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Anambra Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, the breakthrough followed weeks of intensive surveillance by operatives of the Command.
Three suspects were arrested and a total of Twenty-Three Automatic Pump Action Guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered.
The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye has commended the operatives involved in the operation on the instructions of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, who provided guidance throughout the operation.
