Sudanese police seize 15 tonnes of hashish in Omdurman
Sudanese anti-narcotics police seized 15 tonnes of hashish in western Omdurman on 1 April 2019, which the force called one of the country's biggest hauls and the work of an international network. No arrests were reported.
Sudanese police seized15 tonnes of hashish in a western part of Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum, on 1 April 2019, in what state media reports on 3 April called one of the biggest hauls in recent years.[1][2]General Hussein Nafia, chief of the anti-narcotics police, told the official SUNA news agency it was the work of an international network, without saying whether anyone had been arrested.[1][2]
Prime Minister Mohamed Tahir Eila visited a police building in Khartoum where the seized drugs were put on display.[1][2]Officials acknowledged a rise in drug trafficking and consumption across the country in recent years, especially among young people.[1][2]
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The reports do not say whether anyone was arrested.
The wire version also speaks of 80 million methamphetamine pills seized in the same operation, a claim that could not be separately confirmed and is left out of the figures.
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