1.5 tonnes of cannabis seized in minibus at Hihéatro
Togolese customs seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis from a minibus at the Hihéatro checkpoint on the night of 9–10 June 2020. The driver fled after officers detected his false goods declaration, abandoning the vehicle at the post.
The driver of the minibus carrying the cannabis fled the Hihéatro checkpoint and
abandoned his vehicle there after officers detected his false declaration of
goods.[1]Togolese customs, acting through the Office Togolais des Recettes
(OTR), seized1.5 tonnes of cannabis at the Hihéatro control and customs post
during the night of 9 to 10 June 2020.[1]
Hihéatro, where the checkpoint stands, is a locality in the Plateaux region
about 150 km from Lomé.[1]Officers found the illicit cannabis aboard a
15-seat minibus that had come from Kpalimé and was bound for northern Togo.[1]The announced quantity of 1.5 tonnes equals 1,500 kilograms of cannabis seized
at the Hihéatro post in that single night operation.[1]Customs officers said
the minibus had been travelling under a false declaration of merchandise.[1]
Togolese customs presented the seizure as part of its intensified fight against
drug trafficking in the country.[1]To strengthen that fight, the OTR appealed
to the public for assistance to help dismantle trafficking networks and end
trafficking.[1]
Photos and video
The cannabis seized at Hihéatro on display.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
1.5 t
Agency type
Customs
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1.5 t)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Land border, Vehicle
Case stage
On appeal
Sources
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No arrest was reported beyond the driver's flight; the driver's identity and any charges or court outcome were not given.
Only one accessible account of this seizure was found, so no second source could corroborate the quantity or circumstances.
The article also mentions a separate 600 kg seizure at Tchalo in May, a different event left out of this report.
The article's reference to nearly a tonne of false medicines and adulterated fuel seized in Lomé concerns non-cannabis goods and is left out of the cannabis figures.
No valuation of the seized cannabis was published.
10 June 2020 is used as the incident date for the night of 9–10 June 2020.
Togo reported that security forces had seized more than 50 tonnes of drugs in 2025, mainly cannabis, alongside 52 kg of cocaine and psychotropic drugs. Security minister Calixte Madjoulba pointed to the seizures as evidence of anti-trafficking work.
Togo reported burning more than 5,291 kg of cannabis seized across the country in 2024, within a total of 5,729.05 kg of drugs destroyed at Agoè in Lomé. The anti-drug office and national anti-drug committee supervised the operation. Security minister Calixte Batossie Madjoulba presented the destruction as part of the government’s effort to protect public health and young people.
Togo's National Police seized 216 blocks of cannabis hidden in three maize sacks in an abandoned house at Kligué-Kondji, Kpalimé, on 10 January 2026 after residents raised the alert. No arrests were reported, with investigations continuing to identify the owners and dismantle the network.
Gendarmerie officers detained E. Komlan in Kpalimé after finding 1,054.6 kg of cannabis in 1,124 blocks at his home between 17 and 18 November 2025. The suspect and the drugs, plus an unregistered motorcycle and a homemade rifle, were handed to the competent brigade for investigation.