Two held with 22 kg of cannabis at Bohicon checkpoint
Police in Bohicon arrested two motorcyclists at the Sodohomè crossroads on 31 August 2025 and seized 22 kg of cannabis in 40 slabs. The men said they were travelling from Azovè to Illara and were handed to Benin's anti-drug office for further investigation.
Officers of the 1st district police station in Bohicon arrested two men carrying
a large quantity of cannabis on Sunday 31 August 2025.[1]Acting on a tip-off,
officers checked two men on a motorcycle heading toward Illara at about 4 a.m.
at the Sodohomè crossroads.[1]The Republican Police reported the operation on
its digital platforms.[1]
A search of their luggage found three sacks containing 40 slabs of cannabis,
called chanvre indien, the local French term for cannabis, weighing 22 kilograms
in total.[1]One of the three sacks was being carried on the back of one of
the suspects.[1]
During their hearing, the two suspects said they had left Azovè to reach Illara,
a locality situated in the commune of Kétou.[1]They could not explain the
origin of the cannabis or its final destination.[1]Police handed the suspects
to the Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking and
Precursors (OCERTID), the national anti-drug office, which will continue the
investigation to trace the network.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Police in Bantè intercepted a minibus with 1,031 balls of cannabis and arrested two Togolese men after a pursuit on 11 October 2026. The sources describe 11 jute sacks but give no net weight for the cannabis.
Republican Police in Tohouè, Sèmè-Podji, seized 265.24 kg of Indian hemp from a Toyota Highlander during a night operation on 28-29 August 2026 after a tip about trafficking by sea. The driver and loaders fled and remained wanted while police investigated the shipment's origin and destination.
Republican Police found 973.65 kg of Indian hemp in 25 bags in a makeshift seaside house at Krakè-Plage on 23 July 2026. No suspects were present, and officers secured the drugs plus cash and equipment pending judicial proceedings.
Police in Bembèrèkè seized six jute sacks of cannabis with about 600 kg of estimated capacity from a bush cache near Pédarou on 28 June 2026. No suspects were arrested, and the alleged traffickers remain wanted while the sealed goods await judicial proceedings.
