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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) – Nigerien police seized more than 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of cocaine from the vehicle of the mayor of a small town in the north of the country, the government said on Wednesday.
Nearly 200 bricks of cocaine were apprehended in Agadez this weekend in the official vehicle of the mayor of Fachi, a shopping center located about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Agadez, according to a statement from the Central Office. Nigerien crackdown on illicit drugs. Traffic.
The mayor and his driver were taken to Niamey, the capital of Niger, for questioning and authorities are pursuing another suspect suspected of being involved in smuggling, the statement said, adding that European Union agents are also involved.
“The recurring drug seizures… say a lot about the reality of the phenomenon in Niger. This does not reassure citizens… terrorists live off the criminal economy, â€said Souleymane Mahamadou, a worried Nigerien. “When politicians get involved in this trafficking, there is more to be concerned about.”
Drug seizures have increased in West Africa, indicating that international traffickers have made the continent an intermediary hub for drug smuggling between South America and Europe.
In October, the Senegalese navy seized more than 2 tons of cocaine from a ship.
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