NACOC seizes 40 drums of Sodium Cyanide, 58 cartons of cigarettes

NACOC seizes 40 drums of Sodium Cyanide, 58 cartons of cigarettes

The Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted two Rhino Kia trucks loaded with unapproved substances at Kaleo in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region. In a Facebook post on Monday, February 23, NACOC disclosed that the consignments, which were bound for Burkina Faso, included 58 cartons of foreign cigarettes, 182 cartons of unapproved pharmaceutical products and 40 drums of sodium cyanide. The […]

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Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years

Burkina Faso's military government has announced it will extend junta rule for another five years. The country's ruler, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, will also be able to contest the next presidential election, the state-owned broadcaster says. When he seized power in a coup nearly two years ago, Capt Traore pledged to restore the civilian government by 1 July this year. But Burkina Faso has now joined neighbouring Mali in extending military […]

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