EU, Japan , Cameroon, to fight against drug trafficking

Two anti-traffic units set up at the Yaoundé and Douala airports, the most important in Cameroon, were officially inaugurated on 6 October 2016. The goal of these two structures co-financed by the European Union, as part of the “Airport Communication Project” (AIRCOP), then by Japan; is to fight against drug trafficking and other illegal activities in the above-mentioned airports.

Since they started operating, according to a list established by the delegation of the EU Commission in Cameroon, these units “have already enabled the seizure of 14 kg of cocain, 48 kg of Tramadol, 550 kg of Khat, counterfeit medicine, pangolin scales (a protected species), ivory, dollars and euros in cash (worth over FCfa 52 million), precious stones, as well as counterfeit medicine”.

These figures inform on the scale of the various traffics in the airports in Cameroon. We can recall that in September last year, the French Customs officially announced a record seizure of 51 kg of methamphetamines at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport.

This drug heading to Malaysia, as specified by the French customs officers, was hidden in boxes stuffed with plastic bags officially containing cereals from Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital.