1.7 tonnes of cannabis seized and five detained in Savè
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beninwebtv
Benin’s Republican Police seized 1,714.56 kilograms of cannabis and detained five people in Savè, Collines Department. The operation also recovered three firearms and a motorcycle from a plantation of more than three hectares, according to Beninwebtv citing L’Investigateur and Le Potentiel.
Benin’s Republican Police seized 1,714.56 kilograms of cannabis and detained five people on Sunday 11 October 2026 in Djabata Kango, in the Bessé district of Savè, Collines Department, according to matching reports published by L’Investigateur and Le Potentiel.
The operation, launched at around 6am after several weeks of intelligence gathering, targeted a cultivation site discovered in the area. The five people were caught at the site, Beninwebtv reports.
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