One held with 5.5 kg cannabis in Abobo security sweep
DPSD officers arrested one person in Abobo's Samaké quarter during Operation Vacances Sécurisées XI, seizing 5.5 kg of cannabis described as OG KUSCH. Police also seized a black KTM motorcycle said to have been used in connection with his activities.
Officers of the Directorate of Narcotics and Drugs Police (DPSD), Ivory Coast’s
anti-drug police, arrested one person and seized drugs in the Samaké quarter of
Abobo during Operation Vacances Sécurisées XI.[1]The intervention on that
Tuesday followed a tip that a delivery of cannabis described as “OG KUSCH” was
imminent in that part of the commune.[1]A team from the DPSD’s Tri Postal
branch was deployed to the area to carry out checks and identify those involved.[1]
The officers’ inquiries led them to arrest an individual found in possession of
5,500 kg (5.5 kg) of cannabis described as “OG KUSCH”.[1]Police also seized a
black KTM motorcycle that the police note said was used in connection with his
activities.[1]Abidjan.net reported the weight and the motorcycle seizure from
a police note it had consulted.[1]
Police presented the Abobo action as part of Ivorian security services’
holiday-period campaign against drug trafficking.[1]The campaign was
described as intended to strengthen public safety and to dismantle drug
distribution networks.[1]
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Photo illustrating the reported Abobo cannabis seizure.Photo details
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Arrested
1
Cannabis
5.5 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (5.5 kg)
Activity
Trafficking, Possession
Setting
Mail or parcel
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Abidjan.netnews.abidjan.netFRCôte d'Ivoire : un individu interpellé avec 5,5 kg de cannabis lors d’une opération de sécurisation à Abobo - Abidjan.net News
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The article gives no separate date for the intervention; 21 July 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The suspect was not named and no age or sex was published.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome were reported.
Only one accessible source for this seizure was found after searching in French; police Facebook posts appearing to describe the same Abobo seizure could not be opened and are not cited.
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GRAD Spécial officers arrested a 44-year-old man in his room at Adjamé-Paillet, near the Amber crossroads in Abidjan, on 7 October 2026 and seized 7 kg of OG Kush cannabis packed in seven balloons. Police said the drug was meant for sale, and an investigation is seeking its origin and any accomplices.
Police in Bonon's Frakro quarter arrested two men, aged 30 and 43, at about 8.30 pm on 3 October 2026 and found two blocks of cannabis, one man carrying it from Bouaflé in a rice sack. Officers took 48,000 and 224,500 francs CFA from the two and held them at Bonon police station.
Police in Anyama, Abidjan, arrested two young people aged 19 and 16 at the commune's cattle market at dawn on 23 August 2026 and found several cannabis balls and suspected counterfeit medicines on them. They were taken to the station and presented to the prosecutor at the Abobo court of first instance the next morning, during the Vacances sécurisées 11 security drive.
