Gendarmes seize 371 kg of cannabis and arrest three in Antsirabe
Madagascar's national gendarmerie seized 371 kg of cannabis in Antsirabe and arrested three men, it announced on 17 February 2026. The gendarmerie said reports from residents led officers to bags holding the drug.
Madagascar’s national gendarmerie announced on 17 February 2026 that it had
seized371 kg of cannabis in Antsirabe, in the centre of the country, and arrested
three men.[1][2]
The operation followed reports from residents about drugs hidden in bags, the
gendarmerie said.[1]Officers found the bags and arrested the three men at the
scene.[2]
The gendarmerie said drug trafficking is a major threat to public security and
called on people to report the cultivation, sale, consumption or transport of
drugs.[1][2]It gave no other details of the case.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The Sofia gendarmerie reported 1,440 kg of cannabis in 114 sacks seized around Antsohihy over six months, with 10 arrests. The stock was burned on 8 December, and another 400 kg was seized the same afternoon.
Madagascar's gendarmerie seized an estimated 250 kg of cannabis at Antakalanabe during a night patrol; the suspected traffickers fled and no arrest was reported. The load was taken to the local gendarmerie post for destruction under a judicial decision, while officials said the trafficking routes remained under surveillance.
Gendarmes on night patrol at Ambodimanary, near Antsohihy, seized twelve sacks holding nearly 200 kg of cannabis after the carriers fled into the dark. No arrests were made, and the sealed load was stored at the Antsohihy brigade pending court-ordered incineration.
Gendarmes and soldiers seized 350.06 kg of cannabis in 25 sacks at Sahambano forest, Ihosy, after traffickers opened fire and fled. Local police seized another 52 kg. No arrests were reported.
