Operatives of Dragon Patrol, Delta State Police Command, have recovered a locally fabricated pistol and two live cartridges concealed inside a polythene bag containing smoked fish.
The security men were conducting a stop-and-search exercise along the Kwale/Ogwashi-Uku expressway when they intercepted a commercial Sienna bus conveying passengers from Ughelli to Asaba.
The team subjected the passengers to a random search, during which one locally fabricated pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from a suspect, Fedelis Akpos, 23, a resident of Ewhu community, Ughelli South LGA.
DSP Edafe Bright, Police Public Relations Officer said: “The suspect concealed the gun and cartridges inside a polythene bag containing smoked fish to serve as a decoy.”
He said the suspect is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
Police recover pistol, cartridges inside polythene bag of smoked fish in Delta
