Manga:The Manga Central Police Station has successfully dismantled a network involved in trafficking prohibited pharmaceutical products and narcotics, seizing items valued at 25 million FCFA. This operation was carried out following a series of actions conducted between November 3 and 8, 2026, as announced by Central Police Commissioner Abdoulaye Baguian during a press briefing.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the investigation was initiated after a complaint was lodged on November 3, which alerted authorities to the sale of Tramadol tablets, specifically the Tramaking 225 and 250 brands, to students in Manga.
On the evening of November 3, officers from the Criminal Investigation Brigade searched a shop near a high school, resulting in the confiscation of 16 packages of Tramaking 225 and 250, along with other pharmaceuticals, and the arrest of an initial suspect.
Further investigations led police to the Guiba department, where a second suspect was apprehended. On November 7, a search of a residence outside a housing development in Manga uncovered 265 boxes of Tramaking tablets and cigarettes, worth over 15 million FCFA. The following day, police, with assistance from the Nazinon Regional Judicial Police Service, seized additional prohibited pharmaceuticals from two stores operated by commercial employees.
Investigators revealed that the primary suspect, a trader from Manga, sourced the products from a wholesaler in Ouagadougou and distributed them to resellers in Manga and Guiba. Consumers reportedly included gold miners, drivers, masons, and students.
The seizure included 265 boxes of Tramaking, 100,000 tablets, two mopeds, a vehicle for transporting goods, 108 cartons of products for buttock enhancement, 14,700 bottles of "Super Force" aphrodisiac, and thousands of bottles labeled "Super Sexe."
The suspects are to be presented to the prosecutor of Faso at the High Court of Manga to face charges. The police have urged the public to cooperate with the Defense and Security Forces by reporting any suspicious activities through the toll-free numbers for the National Police, the National Monitoring and Alert Center, and the National Gendarmerie.
Source Burkina Information Agency