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Traffickers arrested with EU-bound hard drugs worth 700 million FCFA in Douala

2020-09-15
No: 531

Traffickers arrested with EU-bound hard drugs worth 700 million FCFA in Douala

A drug trafficker of foreign nationality is in the dragnet of the Littoral Divisional branch of the Judicial Police in Bonanjo, Douala.

According to News Upfront, the drug dealer identified as Damian Anichebe, was arrested at the Douala International Airport at about 9pm August 28, 2020 by frontier police about to transport a consignment of a hard drug called methamphetamine.

According to security sources in Douala, the 18kgs of hard drugs which were destined for a European country is estimated at close to seven hundred million CFA Francs

As he approached the airport with the two boxes, the frontier police at the airport in suspicion, decided to search through the boxes to verify the content, News Upfront’s  source informed.

A source in Douala said the 43-year-old based in Greece, flew into Douala from Brussels on August 20 and had booked a return flight for that fateful August 28. But after collecting the consignment from an agent in Douala, his mission crashed as he fell into the dragnet of the police.

Police sources say the black market transaction took place at the Ange Raphael student residential neighbourhood where his accomplice of same nationality met him and handed over the drugs well packaged in two travel bags.

The drugs were systematically tied up in foil papers, before covering with flour to look like some baked cookies.

Added to them were mixtures of spices of different varieties, the source told News Upfront.

The drug dealer was later handed over to the Regional Division of the judicial police in Bonanjo while his other associate is said to have successfully escaped out of the country.

A security source said the suspected criminal will be tried at the Wouri High Court and an investigation to crack down on the remaining members of the clique has been launched.