Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A soldier with Malian Air Force who tried last Saturday to smuggle 500 grams of cannabis into Bamako central prison was immediately arrested and placed at the disposal of the territorial Brigade of Bamako-Coura, PANA learned from an informed source Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen has called on security services to counter new methods of drug trafficking, stressing that the rise of this trade has become a threat to national security Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Office of Narcotics (OCS) in Dio, some 40 km from Bamako, on Wednesday incinerated six tons of cannabis, 2 Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian customs services on Monday seized a ton of cannabis in Ségou, central Mali, some 240 km from Bamako, PANA learned Thursday from the customs administration Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs Friday arrested a Nigerian citizen, Jude Ezeh, carrying 500 grams of cocaine worth 50 million CFA francs in his stomach, an official source told PANA here Sunday Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apart from the 47 terrorists neutralized in Tuesday's assault on two terrorist bases in the northwestern province of Kossi, the Burkinabe forces also seized a large quantity of cannabis, the National Gendarmerie that carried out the operation said Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Customs on Tuesday at the Port Autonome de Dakar, seized 120 kg of cocaine onboard a ship, called "Grande Nigeria", a customs press release announced on Wednesday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mozambican couple was arrested on 16 December by the Mauritian Customs Service at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Plaisance, in the south of the island, on their way from Johannesburg, South Africa, local media reported on Tuesday Full text...

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA)   -   The Mauritius Police Anti-Drug Brigade Wednesday evening seized in Pailles, a suburb of the capital, about 95 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a backhoe loader imported from abroad, police sources said here Thursday Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA)    -   The Central Narcotics Control Office (OCS), dedicated to the fight against drugs and other narcotics, Tuesday burnt a large quantity of toxic and illicit drugs in the commune of Dio, in the Kati district of Koulikoro, about 40 km from Bamako, a reliable source told PANA here Full text...

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   A 47-year-old Cape Verdean national was arrested at Praia International Airport with 5 Full text...

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A 30-year-old Brazilian has been in pre-trial detention since Tuesday in Cape Verde, after being arrested in possession of 9 kilos and 345 grams of cocaine at Cesária Évora International Airport, PANA learnt from a police source in Praia Full text...