The police in Zamfara have detained a 58-year-old Algerian national for alleged transborder arms trafficking.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Dalijan, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday.
He said that the police recovered 16 AK47 riffles, during various raids within the last three weeks.
He said that the command also recovered one double barrel and one locally made Pistol from a suspected arms manufacturer based in Jos, Plateau.