Two women held with 16.8 kg of hashish at Conakry airport
Police arrested a courier with 16.8 kg of hashish at Conakry airport in December 2025, then arrested the woman accused of owning the drugs a month later. Both were to face the Mafanco court over detention, transport and international drug trafficking.
🇬🇳 Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport, Conakry · Guinea
Guinea’s national police anti-drug units arrested two women in a hashish case
that began with an airport interception.[1]Mme Da Costa Quinta was arrested
on 19 December 2025 at Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport with
159 slabs of hashish weighing 16.8 kg.[1]Questioned by investigators of the
Central Anti-Drug Office (OCAD), she named Mme Fatoumata Sy as the owner of the
drugs and said she had twice carried large quantities of drugs for her.[1]Acting on that account, OCAD’s research brigade followed and watched Sy for
about a month before arresting her on 19 January 2026.[2]
Police describe hashish as a cannabis derivative with high concentration.[1]Sy acknowledged making several trips to Mali, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco and Côte
d’Ivoire.[1]
Police said she could face prosecution for detention, transport and
international trafficking of cocaine and psychotropic substances under articles
812 and 821 of the penal code, although the seizure described in the same
statement was hashish.[1]Both suspects were to be brought before the Mafanco
Court of First Instance.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
16.8 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Airport
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Guinee7.comguinee7.comFRLutte contre le trafic de drogue : deux femmes interpellées, 16,8 kg de haschich saisis
Guinéenewsguineenews.orgFRTrafic international de drogue : 16,8 kg de hachisch saisis, deux femmes interpellées
Open questions the AI reported
The police statement as reported describes the possible charges as detention, transport and international trafficking of cocaine and psychotropic substances, while the seizure it describes is 16.8 kg of hashish; the report records the stated charges without resolving the mismatch.
The exact place of the second arrest on 19 January 2026 was not specified beyond capture by the OCAD research brigade.
No court outcome beyond referral to the Mafanco Court of First Instance was reported.
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