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Published on 2024-02-26 02:45:00
The cocaine was tested and then destroyed.
During a raid, the police found cocaine worth over nineteen billion ariary. Three individuals were arrested in Tsiafahy.
A major police operation in Toamasina. On Monday, narcotics and psychotropic drug investigators seized 64.32 kilograms of cocaine. This significant amount of hard drugs was hidden in the warehouse of a large company located in Andrarango, Toamasina. Three individuals identified as the responsible parties were arrested. Transferred to Antananarivo to be questioned by investigators from the central anti-drug service, they were brought before the prosecutor on Thursday near the Antananarivo court of first instance. After their interrogation, they were placed in custody at the Tsiafahy detention center. The hard drugs found were reportedly smuggled into Toamasina, according to information gathered. Before selling it in Tana and throughout the island, the people orchestrating the trafficking first stored it in the warehouse in question to cover their tracks. After spotting suspicious activities, informants alerted the police who immediately took action. a considerable sum Armed with a search warrant, the investigators searched the premises and discovered white powder wrapped in fifty-seven packets. After analysis, it was found that the substance was indeed cocaine. On the order of the prosecutor, the seized hard drugs were destroyed. The cocaine was intercepted before it could be distributed. However, the traffickers were about to do so when the trafficking was discovered in time. This seizure is one of the largest ever made by the Malagasy police. Its value is estimated at a considerable sum, amounting to 19.296 billion ariary. Police investigations are ongoing, however, to determine the source of the drugs and to identify other individuals involved in this case. Andry Manase.
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