Gouré departmental police detained one person during a police descent on a house at Guidiguir where a large quantity of drugs was believed to be stored.[1] The operation was carried out by the Direction Départementale de la Police Nationale of Gouré, the departmental police directorate for Gouré in Niger’s Zinder region.[1] On 22 September 2023 the directorate publicly presented the resulting seizure to Gouré’s administrative, judicial and customary authorities.[1]
The seizure presented on that occasion consisted of 33 balls of cannabis taken from the house at Guidiguir.[1] Police gave the weight of those 33 balls as about 17.049 kg in their communiqué.[1] Guidiguir, where the house was located, lies about 60 km from the town of Gouré.[1] Police said they acted after receiving information indicating that a house at Guidiguir was being used to store an important quantity of drugs.[1]
The descent was carried out on Monday 18 September 2023, and it both recovered the cannabis and led officers to arrest the one individual.[1] The presentation brought together local administrative, judicial and customary representatives to witness the seized cannabis balls.[1]
