US EditionCameroon: Record Drug Seizure of 50 Billion Fcfa at Douala Airport
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An unprecedented operation hit the drug trafficking networks on Friday, February 20, at Douala International Airport, Cameroon. Cameroonian customs intercepted 2,491 kg of narcotics, consisting of 1,057 kg of cocaine from Germany and 1,434 kg of tramadol from India and South Sudan. This monster cargo, estimated at 50 billion CFA francs (approximately US$90 million), was hidden under false statements of "medical supplies" via a European airline a…
In Douala, two airlines were caught with nearly 2.5 tons of narcotics. Cameroonian customs intercepted a shipment of cocaine and tramadol. Customs authorities seized one of the largest shipments of narcotics ever seized at Douala International Airport. At an estimated market value of CFAF 50 billion, the goods were transported by two airlines, one European and the other African, under false declarations of medical supplies.
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