320 kg of liamba and 191 plants incinerated in Menongue
Provincial investigators in Menongue incinerated 320 kilos of seized liamba and 191 liamba plants on 26 June 2016. Police describe Cuando Cubango as a trafficking corridor toward Namibia and report 72 drug-trafficking arrests in the prior year.
The Provincial Criminal Investigation Service (SPIC) of Cuando Cubango
incinerated 320 kilos of liamba in Menongue on 26 June 2016.[1]The stock had
been seized recently in operations by the province’s National Police.[1]Officers also incinerated 191 liamba plants that had been cultivated in the
province that same day.[1]
Cuando Cubango lies on a drug-trafficking route that continues to Namibia.[1]Part of the drugs passing through the province originate in Kwanza Norte,
Malanje, Bié and Zaire before moving through Cuando Cubango toward Namibia.[1]Police name Cuangar, Calai and Dirico among the municipalities with the highest
incidence of drug trafficking.[1]Mavinga, Cuchi and the capital Menongue
complete the police list of trafficking hotspots.[1]
SPIC’s anti-narcotics department head, Intendant Firmino António, said 72 people
had been arrested in the province for drug trafficking in the previous year.[1]SPIC is the province’s criminal-investigation service.[1]Liamba is the
name used in the report for the drug destroyed in Menongue.[1]
Case data
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Angola's National Police seized 169 kilograms of cannabis sativa, known as liamba, during crime-prevention operations across Luanda province from 6 to 8 November 2026. Officers also took two firearms, an AKM magazine with ammunition and a machete, and no arrests were reported.
Angola's Criminal Investigation Service stopped three men with 3,547.5 kg of liamba in 176 sacks near Mulondo, Cambundi Catembo, on 15 February 2026. The drug was bound for Luanda; the SIC estimated the load could sell for more than 14 million kwanzas.
Angola's Criminal Investigation Service detained three people in Bairro Vimbalambi, Catumbela, after finding liamba buried in a residence's yard on 12 February 2026. The SIC described the three, aged 34 to 48, as the alleged owners of the drug and said inquiries into other sales and storage points were continuing.
Angola's Criminal Investigation Service burned 50,000 kg of liamba and more than 210 kg of cocaine seized in 2022 operations during coordinated incinerations in the week of 24 November 2022. The Bengo leg alone accounted for more than 33,000 kg of liamba, with smaller cannabis burns recorded in Namibe, Cunene and Huíla.
