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Guinean police seize 223 kg of hemp and arrest three suspects in Lola

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Guinean police seized 223 kilograms of Indian hemp and seeds in the Woroya-Po neighbourhood of Lola and arrested three people suspected of trafficking. Officers also recovered a 12-gauge shotgun, a Peugeot and a TVS motorbike during an operation on Friday morning, reports Guinéenews.

Guinean police seized 223 kilograms of Indian hemp and seeds and arrested three people in Lola on Friday morning during an operation in the Woroya-Po neighbourhood. The Lola Police Special Intervention Brigade carried out the operation at around 6am on the instructions of the central commissioner, Colonel Ibrahima Kéoulen Traoré, reports Guinéenews.

The seizure comprised 123 kilograms of Indian hemp and 100 kilograms of seeds. Police also recovered a 12-gauge shotgun, a Peugeot car, a TVS motorbike and various items. The three people arrested are described as suspects in the investigation into drug trafficking.

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