DSS FOILS TERRORISTS PLOT; SEIZES 21 AK-47 RIFLES, 4 PKT MACHINE GUNS IN SOKOTO.(PHOTO).

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 DSS FOILS TERRORISTS PLOT; SEIZES 21 AK-47 RIFLES, 4 PKT MACHINE GUNS IN SOKOTO The Department of State Services, DSS, says it has intercepted a major weapon shipment from Niger Republic in Sokoto State, recovering 21 AK-47 rifles, four PKT machine guns and 825 magazines. In a statement, The operation in Dawakawa, Goronyo Local Government Area, followed sustained intelligence surveillance targeting suspected arms traffickers. The Service also reports increased use of female couriers to transport weapons, with fourteen women arrested between February 2025 and November 2026 across several states. The latest arrest in Zamfara involves a suspected female courier, found with twelve grenades and two ammunition belts. The DSS says it will sustain intelligence-led operations to dismantle illegal arm networks and prosecute those involved.

MAN ARRESTED ON VALENTINE'S DAY FOR ARMED ROBBERY, INTENT TO DELIVER 15-100G OF METHAMPHETAMINE ETC. (PHOTO).


 On February 14th, 2024, Ashton Harper, 29 years old from Mt. Vernon, IL, was arrested on Armed Robbery and Possession with intent to deliver 15-100g of methamphetamine. 


In the early morning hours on February 7th, 2024, there was a report of an armed robbery in the area of Rose Lane. The victim was known to Harper and was targeted in the robbery. The Mt. Vernon Police Department general criminal detectives began investigating the robbery and obtained an arrest warrant for Harper. After the warrant was issued, the Mt. Vernon Police Department began searching for him.


On February 14th, 2024, the Mt. Vernon Police Department general criminal detectives, narcotics detectives, and patrol located Harper and took him into custody without incident. Harper was detained at the Jefferson County Jail for the above charges. Harper was on Mandatory Supervised Release (parole) with the Illinois Department of Corrections during this time.


Harper is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.


Mayor John Lewis

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