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More than 50 kg of cocaine seized by gendarmerie in Arlit

By , based on Aïr Info

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Niger’s National Gendarmerie seized more than 50 kilograms of cocaine and other narcotics in Arlit during a security operation. The seizure was made as part of the operation conducted by security forces, according to Airinfoagadez.

Niger’s National Gendarmerie intercepted more than 50 kilograms of cocaine and other narcotics during a security operation in the department of Arlit. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at more than two billion CFA francs.

The products were handed over to the Agadez regional branch of the Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS). They were presented to the authorities on Tuesday 29 September 2026 at the Regional Directorate of the National Police, according to Aïr-Info Agadez.

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