SIC burns 50,000 kg of liamba seized across Angola in 2022
Angola's Criminal Investigation Service burned 50,000 kg of liamba and more than 210 kg of cocaine seized in 2022 operations during coordinated incinerations in the week of 24 November 2022. The Bengo leg alone accounted for more than 33,000 kg of liamba, with smaller cannabis burns recorded in Namibe, Cunene and Huíla.
Angola’s Criminal Investigation Service burned a total of more than 210
kilograms of cocaine and 50,000 kilograms of liambaseized in several operations
during 2022 in almost all provinces.[1]Liamba is the Angolan term for
cannabis, the cannabis component recorded here.[1]The incineration acts took
place in the last week before the 28 November report.[1]National radio
announced that the SIC would incinerate more than 200 kilos of cocaine on 24
November, from seizures made in various operations over the year.[2]SIC
spokesman Manuel Halaiwa said simultaneous incineration acts for various drug
types would take place across the country at the same time.[2]
Luanda had the most cocaine seizures, with about 200 kilos taken at 4 de
Fevereiro Airport, the Port of Luanda and elsewhere in the capital.[1]In
Bengo, more than 33,000 kilograms of liamba were destroyed in Caxito at the
Sassa Cária instruction centre, in the presence of SIC prosecutor Mário Simão
and provincial director Armando Vieira.[1]Bengo spokesman Peterson Cassule
said that drug had been seized in Dande, Ambriz and Nambuangongo and was bound
for markets in Luanda.[1]
In Namibe, the SIC incinerated 135 kilos of liamba seized from individuals
implicated in drug trafficking.[1]In Cunene, more than three kilos of cocaine
and 63 kilos of liamba were burned at the Okapanda-Cuanhama landfill, while in
Huíla more than 115 kilograms of liamba were destroyed at the Lubango landfill.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
50 t
Agency type
Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (50 t)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Airport, Port or sea
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Novo Jornalnovojornal.co.aoPTSIC queima 210 quilos de cocaína e 50 mil kg de liamba apreendidos este ano nas diferentes províncias de Angola
RNArna.aoPTMais de 200 kilos de cocaína vão ser queimados hoje pelo SIC
Open questions the AI reported
The Novo Jornal article says the burn occurred in the last week before its 28 November 2022 publication; 24 November 2022 is used as the incident date from RNA's announcement that the incineration would occur that day.
Cocaine quantities of more than 210 kg nationally, about 200 kg in Luanda and more than three kilos in Cunene are mentioned only to explain the mixed event and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The detailed provincial liamba amounts given, more than 33,000 kg in Bengo, 135 kg in Namibe, 63 kg in Cunene and more than 115 kg in Huíla, do not sum to the reported 50,000 kg national total; the remainder was not broken down by province.
No arrests, charges or court outcomes for the nationwide burn were given in the opened sources.
ANGOP provincial reports for the same November 2022 anniversary incinerations could not be opened after a 503 error, so only Novo Jornal and RNA are cited.
Angola's National Police seized 169 kilograms of cannabis sativa, known as liamba, during crime-prevention operations across Luanda province from 6 to 8 November 2026. Officers also took two firearms, an AKM magazine with ammunition and a machete, and no arrests were reported.
Angola's Criminal Investigation Service stopped three men with 3,547.5 kg of liamba in 176 sacks near Mulondo, Cambundi Catembo, on 15 February 2026. The drug was bound for Luanda; the SIC estimated the load could sell for more than 14 million kwanzas.
Angola's Criminal Investigation Service detained three people in Bairro Vimbalambi, Catumbela, after finding liamba buried in a residence's yard on 12 February 2026. The SIC described the three, aged 34 to 48, as the alleged owners of the drug and said inquiries into other sales and storage points were continuing.
Police in Kiwaba-Nzoji, Malanje, seized about 1,300 kg of liamba concealed in cassava-flour sacks in a truck bound for Luanda and detained two people. The SIC took custody of the suspects and was preparing the criminal case for court.
