Referring to the instructions of the Director General of CustomsColonel Charles Inousa SACCA BOCO, the Rapid Response Service of Borgou and Alibori Customs (SIR/B-A) headed by Customs Commander Sadeck OROU GUIDOU, has been prompt and effective in the fight against fraud.

Following a fraud notification to the SIR/B-A that a Carina 3 vehicle registered as BE 1437 RB, coming from Ghana and heading to Parakou via Djougou, reportedly loaded several suspicious parcels, the Chief of the Department called a team on the ground.

The vigilance and agility of the deployed agents allowed to intercept during the night of Wednesday 28 to Thursday 29 November 2018, at the height of Tourou, located about 10 km from Parakou, the said vehicle and to drive it to the headquarters of the Departmental Directorate for a thorough search.

In the presence of the officers of the Judicial Police, the doctor found three hundred and sixty-two (362) Indian hemp plateletshidden in jute bags, for a total weight of 362 kg.

At the instruction of the Public Prosecutor, the occupants of the vehicle and all the leaflets were handed over to the authorities of the Parakou police station for criminal charges.

By this spectacular seizure, Colonel Charles Inousa SACCA BOCO and the Administration give proof that they are resolutely engaged alongside President Patrice TALON in his desire to wage a relentless fight against illicit trafficking...

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