The West Gendarmerie Legion intercepted a cannabis load in the Ndé department during a surveillance-and-control operation.[1] The load comprised 78 100-kg sacks totalling 7.8 tonnes.[1] The truck carried 78 sacks of cannabis concealed among fresh produce.[2] Colonel Abba Saïdou, commander of the West Gendarmerie Legion, presented the cargo to Governor Awa Fonka Augustine and the press in Bafoussam.[2] The truck’s driver and convoy assistant fled during a systematic search.[2]
The operation was conducted by Captain Abdouraman Oumarou, head of the legion’s office for combating major crime.[2] Abba Saïdou said the load came from the neighbouring Northwest Region and was bound for Yaoundé and the northern regions.[1] Investigators identified Kumbo in the Northwest Region as the truck’s starting point and said it was to pass through Njimom, Foumban, Foumbot and Bangangté before reaching Yaoundé.[2] One-quarter of the load was destined for the capital, while another part was intended for Kousseri and onward transport to other countries.[2]
A later account describes the January seizure as a convoy carrying 78 sacks totalling 7.8 tonnes confiscated in the Ndé department.[3] Actu Cameroun reported each sack held 100 kg but gave an exact total of 7,870 kg.[4] Governor Awa Fonka Augustine described the cannabis as an industrial-scale production capable of supplying the entire West Region for a year.[4] The gendarmerie said the seizure formed part of Opération Tentacules.[4]
