Cabo Verde’s Polícia Judiciária dismantled two cannabis plots at the locality of João Bernardo, in the municipality of Santa Catarina de Santiago, on the morning of Tuesday 21 April 2026.[1] The operation was carried out in the presence of prosecutors of the Santa Catarina de Santiago judicial district.[1] Officers seized and destroyed all the plantation found there, a total of 741 kg of cannabis that was already ready for distribution and consumption.[1] Investigations continue with a view to identifying the owner of the plantations.[1]
The operation was carried out under authorisation, seizure and destruction warrants requested from the Public Prosecutor’s Office by the Assomada criminal investigation department and issued by the Criminal Instruction Court of the Judicial District of Santa Catarina de Santiago.[2] The Judicial Police said the operation was part of its actions to prevent and combat domestic drug trafficking.[3] The cannabis was spread across two agricultural plots, all of which were seized and destroyed on the spot.[3]
