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Algerian ‘Arms Dealer,’ Others Arrested In Zamfara

The Police in Zamfara State has detained a 58-year-old Algerian national for alleged trans-border arms trafficking.

The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Mohammed Dalijan, who made this known in Gusau on Tuesday, said the Police recovered 16 AK-47 riffles, during various raids within the last three weeks.

He said the command also recovered one double barrel and one locally made Pistol from a suspected arms manufacturer based in Jos, Plateau.

”The command, acting on intelligence traced and arrested an arms manufacturer in Jos, tracked and arrested a regional arms trafficker from Algeria at the Illela border point.

”The suspected Algerian, told the police he has been committing this crime for eight years.

”The suspect supplies arms and ammunition to bandits in all parts of north west states. At the point of the arrest, four AK47 were recovered from him,” he said.

Dalijan said the police also detained some suspects including bandits motorcycle suppliers.

“The police recovered live ammunition and N2. 5 million cash, among others from the suspects,” he said.

The police, he said, also detained some illegal gold miners and recovered several mining excavators.

The Police Commissioner warned that the Federal and State government ban on illegal mining was still in force. (NAN)

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