Police detained three people at Adjarra Adovié in Pahou on 18 December 2025 and seized more than 17 kg of cannabis packed in packages and pellets. The detainees were held at the Pahou station pending presentation to judicial authorities; officers also seized three motorcycles and other equipment.
Security forces detained three people during an operation at Adjarra Adovié, a
locality in the Pahou arrondissement.[1][2]The intervention took place on
Thursday 18 December 2025.[1][2]The three detainees were taken to the Pahou
police station and placed in custody.[1]They were expected to be brought
before the competent judicial authorities to answer for the alleged acts.[1]
Officers seized cannabis, called chanvre indien in the report, packed in several
packages and pellets.[1]Police estimated the total weight at more than 17
kilograms.[1][2]Officers also seized three motorcycles and miscellaneous
equipment including solar panels.[1][2]Police sources said the operation
targeted zones identified as storage and sale points for prohibited products.[1]
The operation was described as part of an intensified campaign by the security
forces against narcoticstrafficking and consumption.[1]Drug circulation was
described as a continuing major security and public-health concern.[1]
Police seized thirty-one packages and one hundred twenty pellets of cannabis.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
17 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (17 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Bénin Web TVbeninwebtv.bjFRPahou: 3 interpellations et plus de 17 kg de chanvre indien saisis à Adjarra Adovié
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