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Borgou: Benin Customs seizes more than 300 kg of narcotics and 625 ammunition on the Parakou–N

FIGHT AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFICS: Benin Customs seizes more than 300 kg of narcotics and ammunition in Borgou: evidence of total adherence of St Mathieu's disciplines to the mink of the new Director General, Colonel Raouf Malèhossou ABOUDOU.

A few days after the new Director General of Customs took command, the elements of Colonels ALOFA Rodrigue and DANON Romaric echoed his vision and carried out the spectacular seizure of several kilograms of narcotics and hunting ammunition.

On Tuesday, 09 June 2026, customs officials of the Borgou-Alibori Fraud Regional Service (SRLCF/B-A), operating operational intelligence, intercepted a vehicle on the Parakou-N The search discovered psychotropic products hidden in the cargo and shotgun ammunition.

With the support of the National Republican Police, an in-depth search of 342 platelets of astounding substances, with a total weight of 304.7 kilograms, as well as 625 ammunitions of calibre 12.

Both occupants of the vehicle and the products were handed over to the competent authorities for the purposes of the investigation.

This operation illustrates the effectiveness of customs intelligence and the involvement of operational units in combating illicit trafficking and cross-border crime.

The Customs Administration reiterates its determination to continue to combat all forms of cross-border crime in the interests of population security and the national economy.

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