Burkina police seize 350 kg of cannabis in Ouagadougou
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Burkina 24
Burkina Faso’s National Police seized about 350 kg of cannabis on National Road 4, near Ouagadougou’s bypass, during Operation WIBGA 3. Investigators subsequently arrested the main suspect in a network that was bringing the drug from abroad, according to Burkina24.
Burkina Faso’s police intercepted a tricycle carrying about 350 kg of cannabis on National Road No. 4, near Ouagadougou’s bypass, as part of Operation WIBGA 3, according to the National Police.
Investigators subsequently arrested the main suspect. The cannabis was brought in from a foreign country, concealed in lorries before being collected in Ouagadougou and then sold wholesale, with transactions carried out in particular via Orange Money, according to the National Police.
The National Police called on citizens to report suspicious situations to the toll-free numbers 17, 16 and 1010. The seizure follows that of 86 kg of cannabis in Ouagadougou in September, according to the National Police.
