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Burkina Faso seizes record 115 kg of cocaine from vehicle

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Cocaine hauls have become increasingly common in West Africa. The region is often used as a transit route for illegal drugs en route from South America to Europe. The drugs were intercepted on Thursday along the main road linking the southwestern city of Bobo to the capital of Ouagadougou.

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Burkina Faso seizes record 115 kg of cocaine from vehicle

Customs officers in Burkina Faso seized a record haul of around 115 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $11.5 million last week, the directorate general of customs said in a statement on Wednesday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Burkina Faso: "record seizure" of more than 115 kg of cocaine | Africanews

A record 115 kilograms of cocaine have been seized in Bobo-Dioulasso, in southwestern Burkina Faso, a record for the country's transit of drugs to Europe, the country's customs directorate announced Wednesday.

2 years ago·Pointe- Noire, Congo

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