Officers from the central Dassa-Zoumè district police station stopped a cannabis transport on 26 June 2025, seizing 61 slabs carried by two people on motorcycles near Fita village in Kpingni arrondissement.[1] The two riders fled when they saw the security setup.[2] They abandoned two unregistered Bajaj motorcycles and a sack disguised as a fertilizer parcel.[3] A search of the sack revealed suspect substances later identified as cannabis.[3] An official weighing with the Collines departmental agriculture, livestock and fisheries directorate confirmed 34 kilograms.[3]

The interception happened on an isolated rural track described as close to informal transit zones.[3] The parcel was handed to the central office against illicit drug trafficking and precursors, OCERTID, for judicial follow-up and technical analysis.[3]

A sweep of the area with local young residents failed to catch the two fleeing suspects, and efforts to find and arrest them continue.[1] La Nouvelle Tribune also reported the seizure as 34 kilograms of cannabis quantified with the DDAEP.[2]