Kankan police seize 60 cartons of shisha products
Police discovered 15 bags of charcoal and flavouring near the Farako 2 bus station.
Police in Kankan, Guinea, seized 60 cartons of shisha products, including charcoal and flavouring, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The items were found in abandoned bags near the Farako 2 bus station.
Central Police Commissioner Nanamoudou Magassouba stated the operation followed a requisition from the Kankan public prosecutor to enforce a January 5, 2021 ban on shisha. The seized goods included 50 cartons of Black Tiger charcoal and 10 cartons of JBR flavouring.
Investigations are underway to identify the owners of the 15 bags, each weighing 150 kg, which were found by the Special Police Intervention Brigade. No one has yet claimed the abandoned parcels or provided information on their origin or destination.
Why it matters60 cartons of shisha products were seized by police in Kankan, Guinea, as part of an ongoing ban on the substance.