Burglary suspect arrested with 21.5 kg cannabis in Kétou
Police in Kétou arrested a burglary suspect in a ghetto in the Obafemi quarter and seized 21.5 kg of cannabis. Officers also seized three motorcycles of doubtful origin and said inquiries into the wider network were continuing.
🇧🇯 Obafemi quarter, Ketou, Plateau Department · Benin
Officers from the Ketou district police station investigating a reported
burglary identified a suspect and traced him to a hideout in the Obafemi quarter
of Ketou.[1]The suspect was found in a ghetto in Obafemi and physically
resisted the officers who came to arrest him before being overpowered after an
intense confrontation.[2]Police arrested the wanted burglary suspect during
the operation.[1]
A search of the premises then uncovered 21.5 kg of Indian hemp, the term used
locally for cannabis.[2]Officers also seized three motorcycles found at the
site, which Republican Police described as being of doubtful or suspect origin.[2]Police presented the operation as both the arrest and the dismantling of a
significant drug-dealing point.[1]
Police said investigations were continuing to establish the origin of the
motorcycles and the wider ramifications of the network in the region.[1]No
court outcome had been reported, and the quantity or nature of the goods stolen
in the initial burglary had not been detailed.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
21.5 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (21.5 kg)
Activity
Sale
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Bénin Web TVbeninwebtv.bjFRKétou: une enquête pour cambriolage mène les policiers à la saisie de plus de 21 kg de chanvre indien
The articles give no separate date for the raid, so 1 September 2026, the first publication date, is used as the incident date.
One article states the exact number of people detained was not specified, so the single described suspect is recorded as one arrest while others cannot be excluded.
No charges, court referral or sentence had been reported; further proceedings depended on the continuing investigation.
The link between the seized motorcycles and the initial burglary was not established.
Police in Houègbo arrondissement detained five people, one of them a woman, in raids on 3 and 6 November 2026 that broke up a suspected counterfeit-money network at Agbotagon. Officers seized 28 sachets of cannabis in the first raid and about 1.5 kg in a shop in the second, alongside counterfeit notes, printing plates and smuggled medicines.
Police arrested a man as he arrived to collect a parcel containing 5.4 kg of suspected cannabis at a Cotonou transport company on 29 September 2026. He said the parcel came from Togo by way of Bassila, and was held while police continued their investigation.
On 22 September 2026, border police on the Niger River at Malanville arrested a boatman after finding two packages of Indian hemp in his luggage. He jumped into the river to escape, was pulled out with help from residents, and was placed in custody while prosecutors opened a trafficking investigation.
Police in Porto-Novo arrested a couple at their home in Houssouko on 17 August 2026 and seized suspected cannabis and Tramadol tablets. The husband, a motorcycle-taxi driver, allegedly distributed the drugs while his partner stored and packaged them, and both were held for presentation to the prosecutor.
