Taxi driver held after 20 blocks of cannabis found at Angré, Abidjan
Police of the 34th district in Abobo Baoulé stopped a metered taxi at the Angré crossroads in Abidjan on 24 June 2025 and found 20 blocks of cannabis hidden in sachets under Operation Épervier 10. The co-driver fled and the driver was detained and taken to the Abidjan police prefecture for investigation.
🇨🇮 Carrefour Angré, Abidjan · Côte d'Ivoire
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Arrested
1
Agencies
Commissariat de Police du 34e arrondissement d'Abobo Baoulé, Police nationale de Côte d'Ivoire
Officers of the 34th district police station in Abobo Baoulé stopped a metered
taxi at the Angré crossroads in Abidjan during a routine check on 24 June 2025.[1]Inside the vehicle they found 20 blocks of cannabis packed in sachets.[2]The co-driver ran off when he saw the officers and escaped arrest.[3]The taxi
driver was detained and taken to the Abidjan police prefecture for
investigation, the national police said on 25 June.[1]
The check fell under Operation Épervier 10, an operation set up to strengthen
surveillance in strategic zones of the Abidjan district.[3]Officers opened an
investigation to find the accomplice who fled and to identify where the cannabis
came from and where it was destined.[3]Wakat Séra said the national police
announced the seizure on its official page on 25 June.[4]Abidjan 24, citing
Afrique-sur7, said Operation Épervier 10 was launched at the end of 2024.[5]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agencies
Commissariat de Police du 34e arrondissement d'Abobo Baoulé; Police nationale de Côte d'Ivoire
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Street or public place, Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Abidjan
Sources
Senewebseneweb.comFRCôte d’Ivoire : Saisie de cannabis dans un taxi compteur à Abidjan
Lavenir.cilavenir.ciFROpération Épervier 10 : Un taxi arrêté avec 20 blocs de cannabis à bord
Koacikoaci.comFRCôte d'Ivoire : Saisie de drogue à Abobo-Baoulé, un taxi compteur transportait vingt Blocs de cannabis
Wakat Sérawakatsera.comFRC’ôte d’Ivoire/Lutte contre la drogue: 20 blocs de cannabis interceptés
The accounts give the seizure as 20 blocks and publish no weight, so no kilogram figure or valuation is recorded.
The parcel's origin and destination were still under investigation, and neither the driver nor the escaped co-driver is named or described.
Every account reproduces the national police statement of 25 June 2025, so they are not independent reporting.
No charges, court referral or outcome for the detained driver has been reported.
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Ivory Coast's anti-drug units arrested 152 people and destroyed 131 fumoirs, drug-smoking rooms, during Operation Vacances sécurisées 11, the 2026 school-holiday security drive. The prefect of police said the operation seized 774.075 kg of cannabis; he gave the results at Bingerville on 29 October 2026, as he launched its successor, Épervier 12.
The anti-drug unit of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan seized 25.10 kg of cannabis in Grand-Bassam on 22 October 2026 and arrested two people, who were held for investigation. The operation was part of Opération Épervier Spécial.
GRAD officers arrested two people at Mondoukou on 15 October 2026, seizing 53.003 kg of cannabis and 4,808 diverted medicine tablets while destroying seven drug-use dens. The haul was also presented as the unit's cumulative result for 1 to 15 October under Opération Épervier Spécial.
