Lagos task force arrests 3 suspected drug dealers in crackdown

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The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested three suspected drug dealers during an enforcement operation targeting areas identified as criminal hotspots in parts of the state.
The suspects were arrested around Cele Bus Stop, Itire and Ilasamaja during an early-morning operation led by the agency’s chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele.
The task force said the suspects were allegedly involved in the sale and distribution of substances, including marijuana, Colorado and Indian hemp, to adults, underage persons and street urchins.
The suspects were identified as Bello Musa, 18, and Abubakar Musa, 27, both of No. 23, Adebayo Street, Cele-Ijesha, and Agboola Fuad, 24, of No. 4, Sewage Street, Abaranje, Ijegun.
They have been arraigned before a court on three counts bordering on possession and sale of illicit drugs, inciting members of the public against officers carrying out lawful duties, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.
The operation covered Cele, Itire, Ilasamaja and other identified locations reportedly associated with drug-related activities, public disturbances and other criminal tendencies.
During the exercise in Itire, Akerele commended a whistleblower and residents for providing information and cooperating with the agency.
He said community participation and timely intelligence-sharing were important in identifying and removing criminal elements from neighbourhoods.
The task force said the operation was part of efforts to address drug-related activities and public disturbances across Lagos communities.