42.3 kg of hashish seized at Praia Branca, São Nicolau
Police seized 42.3 kg of hashish in six volumes at Boca Ribeira in Praia Branca on São Nicolau island on 20 May 2026. Tests by the judicial police confirmed the material was hashish, and searches continued along the island coast with maritime, air and land resources.
🇨🇻 Boca Ribeira, Praia Branca, São Nicolau · Cabo Verde
The seizure took place on 20 May 2026 at Boca Ribeira in Praia Branca on São
Nicolau island.[1]The Polícia Nacional seized more than 40 kg of hashish
packed in six volumes containing drugs.[1]
The operation followed legal procedures and tests by the Polícia Judiciária were
positive for hashish.[1]Police said the seized product weighed 42.3 kg in
total, in volumes of 6.3 kg, 7.5 kg, 6.5 kg and 8.2 kg.[1]Each volume held
several soap-shaped blocks, packaging police associated with narcotic
substances.[1]
The São Vicente department of the Polícia Judiciária and the Coast Guard command
mobilized a joint team to support the work.[1]Search and patrol operations
ran along the island coast with maritime, air and land resources in coordination
with the Maritime Police.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
42.3 kg
Agencies
Polícia Nacional; Polícia Judiciária; Comando da Guarda Costeira
Agency type
Coast guard, Police
Cannabis
Hashish (42.3 kg)
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
São Nicolau
Sources
Balaibalai.cvPTPolícia Nacional apreende mais de 40 kg de haxixe na Praia Branca em São Nicolau
Open questions the AI reported
No arrests, suspects, origin or destination of the hashish were reported.
No court outcome or charges were reported.
The account rests on a single accessible report of a Polícia Nacional statement.
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Cape Verde's Judicial Police detained a 33-year-old Cape Verdean man at Sal Rei port on Boa Vista on 3 February 2026, seizing 1.50 grams of haxixe. He was presented to the Boa Vista court on 4 February and left subject to scheduling of a summary trial.
Judicial police arrested a man and a woman in Achadinha de Baixo, Praia, seizing 403.329 g of cannabis plus cocaine doses and cash. The Praia court ordered both held in pretrial detention in São Martinho prison pending further proceedings.
The Judicial Police seized about 717 kg of cannabis in Tronco, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, during field checks of cannabis-growing areas; 17 kg was ready to enter the market. A 38-year-old local man was detained outside flagrante delicto, and a court imposed preventive detention, the harshest pre-trial measure. All seized drugs were incinerated on site after weighing.
