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  "id": 15039160,
  "title": "Police arrest two suspected bandits, recover 150 livestock in Katsina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/police-arrest-two-suspected-bandits-recover-150-livestock-in-katsina",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:50:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-arrest-two-suspected-bandits-recover-150-livestock-in-katsina/"
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  "summary": "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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nAdditionally, 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.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/durham-region-constable-charged-with-assault-over-incident-during",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:01:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Marine Police arrest 31-year-old man over suspected cannabis plantation in Volta Region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/marine-police-arrest-31-year-old-man-over-suspected-cannabis",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:47:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Marine Police arrest 31-year-old man over suspected cannabis plantation in Volta Region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/marine-police-arrest-31-year-old-man-over-suspected-cannabis-15025324",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:18:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police arrest two suspected bandits, recover 150 livestock in Katsina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/police-arrest-two-suspected-bandits-recover-150-livestock-in-katsina-15039185",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:50:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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