Police seize 18 kg of cannabis and medicines in Makokou
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Agpgabon
Police arrested three young men in Makokou, north-eastern Gabon, and seized drugs valued at 1,353,000 CFA francs. The haul included 18 kg and 46 grams of cannabis, tramadol and diazepam; the suspects were due to appear before the prosecutor on Wednesday, according to the Gabonese Press Agency, citing the Central Anti-Drug Office.
Three young Gabonese men were arrested on Tuesday 20 October in Makokou with 18 kg and 46 grams of cannabis, as well as medicines, according to a police source cited by the Gabonese Press Agency. They were detained at around 10am in the Zoatab district during a patrol by the provincial branch of the Central Anti-Drug Office (OCAD). The suspects are Élie Zokoualembe, 19, Fresnes Ndongoye and Warren Iboth, both aged 22.
Police also seized a 2-gram blister pack of tramadol and 35 blister packs of diazepam weighing 35 grams in total. The OCAD estimates the total value of the products at 1,353,000 CFA francs, including 1,223,000 CFA francs for the cannabis. The three men are due to appear before the public prosecutor at the Makokou High Court on Wednesday 21 October.
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