…being held in a New York detention center awaiting trial on charges related to drug and firearms trafficking. They have pleaded not guilty. “We welcome any path to dialogue that helps consolidate peace, coexistence, and reconciliation among Venezuelans,” read a message posted on the official Telegram account of the dep…

…He explained that the training is part of the command’s regular programme to improve firearms handling and tactical skills among officers. “The exercise forms part of the command’s routine operational training and firearms proficiency programme aimed at enhancing the capacity, professionalism, combat readiness, and ope…

…k!lled a soldier and injured another, recovering stolen military weapons and additional firearms during a coordinated operation spanning Rivers, Delta and Imo states. Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 82 Division Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement on Satur…

…implicated in the report—should be promptly prosecuted, while all missing public funds, firearms and ammunition should be fully recovered, secured and properly accounted for.” In the letter dated 1 August 2026 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “The Auditor-General’s findings…

…was conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Washington Field Office. The matter was prosecuted under the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful initiative by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Liss. by Linda Ikeji at 31/07/2026 11:08 AM | Share this Story

…contribution to the programme, disclosing that the force had supplied 11,907 automatic firearms and locally fabricated weapons seized across the country. He also commended the Armed Forces, the Department of State Services, and the Nigeria Customs Service for releasing recovered arms for destruction.Kokumo directed a f…

…under the programme, disclosing that the police had contributed 11,907 automatic firearms and locally fabricated weapons seized during operations nationwide. He also commended the Armed Forces, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies for releasing recovered weapons for…

…travelled to Huddersfield after arriving at Manchester Airport, where he collected two firearms, ammunition, £2,000 in cash and a stolen vehicle allegedly intended for use in the attack.Armed officers arrested Natland at a hotel in Huddersfield before the planned shooting could take place. Police recovered a semi-autom…

…were disarmed in more than five separate attacks across the city. None of the stolen firearms had been recovered by the time the report was published, according to P.M. News, which documented the scale of the problem at the time, as seen on Archivi.ng.The year that bandits raided the home of former Governor Olagunsoye…

…subsequently moved to arrest him. After the raid, the DSS announced that it recovered firearms and ammunition from the residence and arrested 13 of Igboho’s associates. The agency also stated that two of his aides were killed during what it described as an exchange of gunfire. Igboho later left Nigeria and was arrested…

…to Force Order 237, which governs the legal and operational conditions for the use of firearms by police officers. It said Disu had told stakeholders that officers had been briefed on the provisions of the order and understood the circumstances under which firearms could be deployed in line with established Rules of En…

…to reports, large quantities of money were also found at the property, along with firearms and a poster of Pablo Escobar decorated with the famous cartel slogan "silver or lead". Costa Rican President Laura Fernández described Arias as a "high-end criminal", warning that her country will have to work hard to avoid him…

…four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping, m8rder and illegal possession of firearms over an incident that occurred on September 1, 2022.The prosecutor, Kunle-Shina Adeyemo, told the court that the defendants conspired to kidnap and murder Chief Ajayi Emmanuel at his residence.He also said four locally made…

…search The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspected criminals and recovered firearms, live ammunition, suspected cocaine, and other incriminating exhibits during a stop-and-search operation carried out by operatives of the Safer Highway Patrol along the Agbarho""Warri Road on 25 July 2026. The suspects ide…

…the two remaining members of the syndicate who are currently at large and to recover the firearms used during the operation. by Linda Ikeji at 23/07/2026 10:58 AM | Share this Story

…has arrested two suspected arms traffickers for alleged illegal possession and sale of firearms, recovering a locally fabricated AK-47 rifle, another rifle, two magazines and 29 rounds of ammunition. The Command disclosed this in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, in Jos. The Co…

…also expressed concern over the increasing sophistication of locally manufactured firearms, noting that some were almost indistinguishable from imported weapons. “As police officers, we are recovering arms that we are even finding it difficult to identify because they look almost like imported arms. People are now prod…

…without proper identification are being used to move suspicious individuals, prohibited firearms, narcotics and other dangerous items across the state,” he said. The commissioner explained that the command was working to trace the origin of the recovered firearm and other exhibits to determine whether they were linked…

…without proper identification are being used to move suspicious individuals, prohibited firearms, narcotics and other dangerous items across the state," he said. The commissioner explained that the command was working to trace the origin of the recovered firearm and other exhibits to determine whether they were linked…

…were fired by the rifle found near campus, according to a US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives report read aloud in court. The analysis also determined the recovered Dremel tool made the engravings on the cartridges found inside the rifle and inside Robinson's home. Investigators also collected shooti…

…the alleged conspiracy began in May 2026, when the defendants started acquiring firearms, ammunition, body armor, explosives, drones, communications equipment, medical supplies and other materials that investigators say were intended to support terrorist acts. Federal authorities allege the men coordinated much of thei…

…she described as another major blind spot in the debate, the proliferation of illegal firearms. “As of today, the Nigerian Police Force has reportedly lost approximately 175,000 firearms from its armouries. Now we are proposing to establish additional police forces. Is anyone seriously discussing this issue with the Na…

Father and son arrested for unlawful possession of four firearms in Bayelsa The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a father and son for unlawful possession of four firearms. The spokesman for the command, DSP Musa Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 said the suspects, Tibi Friday…

…training, certification, appointment, promotion, discipline, conduct, use of force, firearms, custody, complaints, criminal information, inter-governmental cooperation, public reporting and accountability. However, according to the proposal, the state legislature may pass a law that will prescribe standards for a state…

…of nearly 1,600 terrorists and insurgents, and the recovery of hundreds of firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and numerous explosive devices. Beyond these impressive figures lies a more important reality: terrorist enclaves have been disrupted, criminal mobility has been constrained, and many communities have…