Two held as Niger's OCRTIS seizes over 57 kg of cannabis in Konni
Niger's anti-drug office, OCRTIS, arrested two suspected members of a cross-border cannabis network in Konni, Tahoua Region, one of them a Nigerian courier stopped at Saléoua. The case began with 44.225 kg of cannabis resin found in Konni on 30 October and ended with some 57 kg of cannabis seized in all, alongside tens of thousands of psychotropic pills.
🇳🇪 Konni department, Tahoua Region · Niger
Arrested
2
Cannabis
57.035 kg
Agency
Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS)
Niger’s Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS)
arrested two suspected members of a cross-border cannabis network in the Konni
department of Tahoua Region.[1]
The first seizure was made on 30 October 2025 by a patrol of the local urban
corps service in Konni, which found 44.225 kg of cannabis resin, packed for
transport.[1]The same patrol also found 25,000 Exol tablets and 3,800 doses
of 225 mg tramadol, which are not counted as cannabis.[1]The case was handed
to OCRTIS, whose investigators identified a Nigerien national known for
suspicious border trips and arrested him on 6 November 2025.[1]
Officers then intercepted a second suspect, a Nigerian national, as he made a
delivery by motorcycle at Saléoua, a hamlet of the rural commune of Guidan Idder
in Malbaza.[1]He was carrying 14 packages of an “amnesia” cannabis variety
weighing 12.81 kg in total, according to the account.[1]ActuNiger describes
the second courier’s 14 packages as balls of amnesia cannabis and his motorcycle
as a Kasea 125.[2]ActuNiger dates the first seizure at Konni to 30 October
2024, while the Journal du Niger dates it to 30 October 2025.[2]
The cumulative cannabis seizures in the case exceeded 57 kg, alongside the tens
of thousands of psychotropic pills, according to the Journal du Niger.[1]The
two suspects were held in police custody while the investigation continued.[1]
Photos and video
Photo captioned as the individuals arrested by OCRTIS at Konni. Photo: ActuNigerPhoto details
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The cumulative cannabis weight is reported as "more than 57 kilos"; the two stated lots add up to 57.035 kg.
The two accounts disagree on the first seizure: the Journal du Niger dates it to 30 October 2025, ActuNiger to 30 October 2024.
The date of the interception of the Nigerian courier at Saléoua is not given, only that it followed the 6 November 2025 arrest.
No charges, court stage, custody decision or value were reported; both suspects were in police custody when the reports were published.
The Journal du Niger describes the first 44.225 kg lot as cannabis resin and the second as amnesia cannabis, while ActuNiger calls both cannabis; the product split is therefore approximate.
The photographs published with the two accounts are credited as ActuNiger and JD Niger and are not independently confirmed to show this seizure.
The incident date is the 6 November 2025 arrest; the case began with a seizure on 30 October and the courier's interception is undated.
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