Operatives of the Nigerian Navy have recovered about 80,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in two separate anti-crude oil theft operations in Delta State.
This was contained in an operational report of Operation DELTA SENTINEL made available by the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Folorunsho said the first operation was conducted by NNS DELTA on September 21 in the Oteghele general area and led to the discovery of a large dugout reservoir containing about 30,000 litres of crude oil.
He added that in a separate operation on September 23, personnel recovered another 50,000 litres of crude oil in a large dugout reservoir in the Obodo Amadino general area.
He said the recovered crude oil was handled in line with established procedures.
The naval spokesman also disclosed that personnel of NNS DELTA and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) conducted a joint operation on September 22 against suspected illicit drug activities in the Warri general area.
“The operation resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of approximately 15 kilogrammes of suspected Cannabis sativa, 0.5 gramme of cocaine and 0.5 gramme of methamphetamine (crystal meth),” he said.
He added that the suspects and recovered substances were handed over to the NDLEA for further investigation and necessary action.
According to Folorunsho, the combined operations demonstrate the Navy’s ability to address multiple dimensions of maritime and coastal insecurity, while leveraging inter-agency cooperation to disrupt criminal activity within its area of responsibility.
