Two growers held as two cannabis fields destroyed in Akoupé
Police arrested two growers aged 38 and 59 in Akoupé and destroyed two cannabis fields during an overnight drug-squad operation on 18-19 September 2025. Officers seized four bags of bulk cannabis and 172 cuttings weighing 45 kg in total, and handed both suspects to the courts.
The regional branch of the DPSD, the Ivorian drug-squad police, arrested two
cannabis growers in the commune of Akoupé during the night of Thursday 18 to
Friday 19 September 2025.[1]The two men arrested were A.Y.M., aged 38, and
Y.B.C., aged 59.[1]Police said both suspects were placed at the disposal of
the justice system to answer for their acts.[1]
Officers destroyed two cannabis fields during the same operation in Akoupé.[1]The operation also seized four bags of bulk cannabis and 172 cannabis cuttings,
with police putting the total weight at 45 kilograms.[1]The reported
45-kilogram total covered both the four bags and the 172 cuttings together.[1]
The arrest took place under Operation Vacances sécurisées 10 (Secure Holidays
10), a security operation announced by the Directorate General of the National
Police.[1]Police presented the action as part of a stepped-up National Police
effort against drug trafficking and use through that operation.[1]
Photos and video
One of the two arrested cannabis growers pictured after the overnight operation in Akoupé.Photo details
Only one accessible account of this event was found after searches in French and English, so no second source corroborates it.
The operation spanned the night of 18 to 19 September 2025; 19 September is used as the incident date.
No area for the two destroyed fields was published, so no hectares can be recorded.
The 45 kg police total covers the bags and the cuttings together, so the 172 cuttings are recorded as plants and the weight as kilograms from the same haul.
The suspects were identified only by the initials A.Y.M. and Y.B.C.; their full names were not published.
No charges, trial details or court outcome beyond referral to the justice system were reported.
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