Seizure8 April 2025verifiedCET-N4ZN6D

Gendarmes seize 350 kg at Ihosy after traffickers flee

Gendarmes and soldiers seized 350.06 kg of cannabis in 25 sacks at Sahambano forest, Ihosy, after traffickers opened fire and fled. Local police seized another 52 kg. No arrests were reported.

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Gendarmes and soldiers seized 350.06 kg of cannabis in 25 sacks at Sahambano forest, Ihosy, after traffickers opened fire and fled. Local police seized another 52 kg. No arrests were reported.^[1]

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Ihosy: trois cent cinquante kilos de cannabis saisis (15 April 2025). L'Express de Madagascar. 350.06 kg in 25 sacks; traffickers fled; 52 kg more..

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Madagascar.-19.32, 46.74

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