Two men held as 113 kg of cannabis seized in Asseyaokro near Bouaké
Police in Bouaké's drug unit arrested two men aged 34 and 32 at Asseyaokro, near Bouaké, on 14 January 2026 after villagers reported cannabis activity. A search recovered 113 kg of cannabis and a 12-gauge hunting rifle under Opération Épervier XI.
🇨🇮 Asseyaokro village, commune of Bouaké · Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast’s national police arrested two men at Asseyaokro village in Bouaké
on 14 January 2026, as announced that day by the Directorate General of the
National Police.[1]The two suspects were identified as Z.K.I., 34, and
Z.S.H., 32.[1]A search on the spot recovered 113 kilograms of cannabis and a
12-gauge hunting rifle, according to the DGPN.[1]Both men were handed to the
competent services for the investigation and the court proceedings provided by
law.[1]
The Bouaké branch of the DPSD, Ivory Coast’s drugs and narcotics police, carried
out the operation after local residents reported suspicious cannabis activity in
the village.[1]Police presented the operation as part of the national
police’s continuing efforts against drug trafficking and use to protect public
safety and health.[1]
Ivoirematin also reported that police arrested the same Z.K.I., 34, and Z.S.H.,
32, at Asseyaokro after residents denounced suspicious cannabis activity.[2]Ivoirematin also reported the seizure of 113 kilograms of cannabis and the
discovery of a 12-gauge hunting rifle in the village search.[2]
Ivoirematin said the operation was led by the Bouaké DPSD under Opération
Épervier XI after a tip from residents.[2]
Informateur.ci placed the arrests in Asseyaokro village in the commune of Bouaké
and said the DGPN made the information public on 14 January 2026.[3]
Informateur.ci said officers put the area under surveillance before a targeted
descent on the indicated premises.[3]
Informateur.ci described the haul as about 113 kilograms of carefully packaged
cannabis plus a 12-gauge hunting rifle found in the suspects’ premises.[3]
Informateur.ci said the two men are suspected of involvement in cannabis
cultivation, possession and sale in the area and must answer before the courts.[3]
Photos and video
Police photo of the two arrested men and the 113 kg of cannabis seized at Asseyaokro. Photo: Police nationale / DGPNPhoto details
The text gives no separate date for the raid beyond the DGPN statement issued on 14 January 2026, which is used as the incident date.
It is not stated which cannabis products made up the 113 kilograms, and no plant count, field size or growing site was quantified, so no plant or hectare figures are recorded.
No value for the cannabis was published.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome were reported beyond referral to the competent services and continuation of the investigation.
All three accounts rest on the DGPN/police version; Ivoirematin and Informateur.ci add surveillance and packaging detail but provide no independent verification.
AIP places Asseyaokro under Bouaké and Informateur.ci in the commune of Bouaké, while published gazetteers also list an Asséyaokro in Kounahiri department, so the Bouaké-centre coordinates are not confirmed as the raid site.
The non-cannabis 12-gauge hunting rifle is noted in the text but not counted in figures.
The page photos are police handout images captioned to this operation and could not be independently checked as showing this specific seizure.
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