Le Early on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, three people with a shipment of fake medicines in Grand-Popo were arrested early on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

The police station reported that a Highlander vehicle, loaded with fake drugs, was heading for Grand-Popo. A surveillance system was quickly deployed at the city's toll and weighing station. A thorough search was carried out allowing the arrest of three individuals involved in trafficking. The police also discovered several boxes of fake medicines. Continuing their investigations, they went to the Hillacondji pier, where the vehicle had been loaded. On the spot, they found the rear seats dismantled, containing a few more packages of counterfeit medicines. The seized products, composed mainly of PARACETAMOL, GEBEDOL and syrup bottles, were valued at one ton