Djibouti customs seize 29.8 kg of cannabis at the Galilée border
Ali Sabieh customs officers stopped a truck-trailer at the Galilée frontier around 02:00 on 17 November 2025 and found 29.8 kg of cannabis hidden in spare wheels, valued at 774 million Djiboutian francs. The driver was arrested and handed to northern gendarmerie for investigation.
Around 02:00 on 17 November 2025, customs officers from the Ali Sabieh brigade at the Galilée
border post stopped a truck-trailer during a routine check.[1][2][3]
They found 29.8 kilograms of cannabis concealed in the vehicle’s spare wheels, packed in 20 balls
of about 1.5 kilograms each.[1][2][3]The customs service valued the load at 774 million Djiboutian
francs.[1][2][3]
The driver was arrested immediately and, with the drugs, was handed to gendarmes of the northern
brigade to investigate before any prosecution.[1][2][3]
ADI reports that the vehicle was carrying close to 30 kg of cannabis.[3]The director general of customs and indirect duties, Gouled Ahmed Youssouf, said the officers’ priority was to protect citizens against illicit products.[3]
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The page picture on the ADI report of the Galilée cannabis seizure; it carries no caption or credit on the page.Photo details
RTDrtd.djFRArchived copyLa brigade des douanes d'Ali-Sabieh intercepte une marchandise de cannabis
ADI Newsadi.djFRPrès de 30 kg de cannabis, d’une valeur de 774 millions FD, saisis par les douaniers d’Ali-Sabieh
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The driver was not named and no court outcome was reported in these sources.
No photographs of the seizure were found on the opened pages.
The pin uses Ali Sabieh town near the Galilée frontier; coarse border maps may flag southern Djibouti as outside the country polygon.
ADI does not report the packing of the cannabis into 20 balls of about 1.5 kg each, and does not publish the driver's name or any court outcome.
The page picture on the ADI report has no caption or credit, so it cannot be confirmed to show this seizure; its direct address was recorded as a media link.
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