
Authorities in Benin Republic have arrested a
prominent businessman and politician, Sebastien Ajavon in connection with a
seized 18 kilogrammes of cocaine.The
cocaine was found in a shipping container on Thursday at the port of
Cotonou, the commercial capital.
The head of the country’s maritime military
police Boris Tchilao said the shipment
belongs to Ajavon, who was a former presidential candidate, in the country’s
last election.Ajavon has denied the allegation, saying it was politically
motivated, designed to harm him and his business.Benin and some other West
African countries have gained the notoriety for about a decade of being a major transit point for the substance grown
in Latin America on its way to Europe.Last year August, eagle-eyed South African police at OR Tambo
International Airport in Gauteng seized
143kg of cocaine with a street value of about R50-million, the SA Police Service
(SAPS). The cargo was destined for Benin.The seizure was one of the largest drug recoveries by the
authorities at South Africa’s ports of entry.The drugs were hidden in 147 hair
product bottles.The cocaine consignment had arrived from Brazil.
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