Nigerien arrested with 11.34 kg of cannabis at Konni checkpoint
Konni OCRTIS officers arrested a Nigerien man at the Cerassa checkpoint on 22 November 2025 with 20 balls of Amnesia cannabis weighing 11.34 kg. Investigators said he had stocked the drug at Tchitaoua in Togo for buyers in Agadez and at the Chirfa gold-mining site.
🇳🇪 Cerassa checkpoint, Konni, Tahoua Region · Niger
On 22 November 2025, officers of the Konni departmental branch of the Central
Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS) intercepted a
suspect at the Cerassa checkpoint after a tip about a network active on the
Togo-Benin-Niger route.[1]The suspect is a Nigerien national.[1]Officers
found 20 balls of Amnesia-type cannabis weighing 11.34 kg concealed in his
personal effects.[1]
Investigators said he had stocked the cannabis at Tchitaoua in Togo before
travelling north to supply buyers, including in Agadez and at the Chirfa
gold-mining site where he worked as a labourer.[1]Police said the network’s
method was to get off the bus with the luggage before Cerassa, a barrier known
for strict controls, take a kabou-kabou motorcycle taxi and rejoin the vehicle
further on at Tsernaoua.[1]The ruse was meant to avoid the systematic search
of passengers but failed against OCRTIS intelligence work and surveillance.[1]
The Konni Departmental Directorate of the National Police said its objective was
to cut traffickers’ routes and protect young people, and it called for closer
cooperation from the public.[1]Authorities said citizens’ involvement remains
essential in fighting a trade that undermines social cohesion.[1]
Photos and video
Photo captioned as the Nigerien trafficker arrested at Konni, illustrating the arrest of the courier with the 11.34 kg cannabis load.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
11.34 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (11.34 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Land border, Vehicle
Route
Togo → Niger
Sources
ActuNigeractuniger.comFRKonni : un trafiquant arrêté avec 11,34 kg de cannabis venus du Togo et destinés au Nord du Niger
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Only one accessible account of this event was found after searching in French; no second outlet or police statement could be opened.
The suspect's name, age and detention status were not published.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome were reported.
No value, currency or additional seized items were reported, so only the cannabis weight and the arrest are recorded.
The article names Agadez and the Chirfa gold-mining site only as planned destinations of the load, not as places where anything was seized.
The photograph published with the account carries only a short caption naming the arrested trafficker; whether it shows this specific seizure is not independently established.
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