Five held with 52 kg of cannabis bound for Kousseri
Far North gendarmes arrested five men with 52 kg of cannabis hidden in a Peugeot 504 travelling from Douala toward Kousseri in Logone-et-Chari. The suspects were held at the Far North Gendarmerie Legion as the gendarmerie linked the seizure to drug trafficking and terrorist groups.
🇨🇲 Kousseri, Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region · Cameroon
Far North gendarmesarrested five men found with 52 kg of cannabis intended for
Kousseri.[1]The men held were Sali Oumaté, 32, Djimé Gambo, 39, Ali Mamati,
34, Alhadji Oumaté, 45, and Aboubakar Kourama, 41.[1]Officers arrested the
suspects at a local small-car travel agency, and they were being held in a cell
of the Far North Gendarmerie Legion.[1]The suspects were held in the Far
North Gendarmerie Legion, and Legion commander Colonel Joseph Nguele saluted the
cooperation between residents and the national gendarmerie.[2]
The 52 kg had come from Douala toward Logone-et-Chari, hidden in a Peugeot 504
for sale in Kousseri.[1]Kousseri is a border town opposite N’Djamena, the
capital of neighbouring Chad.[1]Interrogating the driver led officers to
further suspects, including the owner of the parcel staying at Mémé, a locality
35 km from Maroua.[2]
The gendarmerie said the load was meant to supply terrorist groups and was
intercepted through cooperation between gendarmes and local residents.[2]Presenting the results to the press, the gendarmerie called the fight against
drug trafficking and terrorism an absolute priority.[1]Colonel Joseph Nguele
said officers were determined to keep working to eradicate the trafficking and
ensure citizens’ safety.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Neither article gives the date of the operation; Mimi Mefo Info published on 7 June 2024, which is used as the incident date, and Actu Cameroun published on 8 June 2024.
No charges, custody rulings or court outcome were reported.
Neither account gives a street value, the number of packages or the weight seized from the Mémé owner; 52 kg is the load found in the Peugeot 504.
Both accounts repeat the gendarmerie's version, including the claim that the drugs were bound for terrorist groups; no separate official statement or independent weighing was found.
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