Police arrest two suspected bandits, recover 150 livestock in Katsina

Katsina State Police have arrested two suspected bandits and recovered more than 150 rustled livestock in the Kusada Local Government Area. Punch Nigeria reported that authorities also dismissed rumors regarding a highway blockade.

In separate incidents, the Marine Police arrested 31-year-old Vincent Lotsu in the Volta Region for the alleged unlawful cultivation and possession of suspected cannabis. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, the arrest occurred following a patrol of Volta Lake on Tuesday, October 13, where officers discovered a fenced wooden structure and 16 sacks of dried leaves believed to be cannabis.

Additionally, The Citizen reported that police teams in Soweto raided a suspected drug laboratory in Meadowlands on Friday. During the raid, four suspects were arrested, and officers seized chemicals, drug-manufacturing equipment, and a large quantity of Mandrax pills. In Dubai, police arrested eight suspects involved in a $2,700 driving licence scheme, according to Arabian Business.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Punch, The Citizen, MyJoyOnline Ghana, Arabian Business — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.