Police arrest three over cannabis and weapons in Agou Nyogbo
Togo's national police arrested three men at Agou Nyogbo on 26 February 2026 and seized cannabis, two handguns, two homemade hunting rifles and ammunition. A fourth man was implicated after admitting he had given the main suspect two of the guns.
Togo’s national police arrested three men at Agou Nyogbo, in the Agou prefecture,
in a pre-dawn operation on 26 February 2026.[1][2]The men were named as K. Komi,
49, A. Komi, 27, and K. Kokou, 25.[1]
Police said the operation targeted illegal possession of weapons and trafficking in
drugs and prohibited goods.[1]K. Komi, described as the network’s main figure,
was arrested behind his house as he tried to flee.[1][2]A mason who travels
regularly to Ghana, he and the others were suspected of buying their supplies
there.[1][2]
Officers seized a Reck Cobra revolver and an Uma SP50 automatic pistol, both 4.5
mm, two homemade hunting rifles, 80 cartridges and 127 pellets.[1][2]They also
seized five blocks and 34 joints of cannabis and two small boxes of cannabis
seeds.[1][2]
A fourth man, A. Akiza, 60, a mechanic at an airport company, was implicated after
he admitted giving K. Komi the revolver and pistol, which he said he had found in
the bush four years earlier.[1][2]Police said the three arrested men would be
presented to the public prosecutor.[1][2]
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Togo reported that security forces had seized more than 50 tonnes of drugs in 2025, mainly cannabis, alongside 52 kg of cocaine and psychotropic drugs. Security minister Calixte Madjoulba pointed to the seizures as evidence of anti-trafficking work.
Togo reported burning more than 5,291 kg of cannabis seized across the country in 2024, within a total of 5,729.05 kg of drugs destroyed at Agoè in Lomé. The anti-drug office and national anti-drug committee supervised the operation. Security minister Calixte Batossie Madjoulba presented the destruction as part of the government’s effort to protect public health and young people.
Togo's National Police seized 216 blocks of cannabis hidden in three maize sacks in an abandoned house at Kligué-Kondji, Kpalimé, on 10 January 2026 after residents raised the alert. No arrests were reported, with investigations continuing to identify the owners and dismantle the network.
Togo's national police arrested 41-year-old Sam Adinane on 18 February 2021 in a drug spot next to Lomé's Canal Olympia, then found 100 kg of cannabis and 1,093,000 CFA francs at his home in Gbadago. Police said he bought the drug in Ghana and sent part of it on to Nigeria, and he was to be taken before the Lomé prosecutor.
