Gendarmes in New Bell Douala have arrested and kept behind bars two suspected cannabis traffickers.

The two men apprehended at a place called “kilometre cinq” hid the seven stocks of cannabis in textile materials ready to be smuggled out of Cameroon to Gabon.

“An informant alerted us of this stock of cannabis in a shop owned by these two suspects. We immediately launched an investigation which proved positive. They were planning to smuggle the cannabis to Gabon. It shows this is what they have been doing for a very long time”. Explained the commander of the New Bell Gendarmerie brigade.

Some dumbfounded onlookers, known to be business persons who buy textile materials in bulk and sell them in their shop said this is an eye opener.

” I am now very afraid. If this is what they have been doing, it means I could have been a victim one day. Instead of clothes, I will be sold cannabis. This gives reason for me to be more careful.” A trader said.

The gendarmes, exposing the real contents of the seven stocks of clothes told the population to be vigilant because many of such individuals could still be out there and among them.

“Imagine you hand over huge sums of money for clothes and when you get home or your shop you find strange things instead of what you paid for. It’s equivalent to death. I urged you to be prudent. Verify before you carry it away and if you see something doubtful, don’t hesitate to call all.” The New Bell Gendarmerie brigade commander advised.

The two suspects currently detained at the New Bell Gendarmerie brigade will be presented before judges in the coming days to defend themselves.

Meantime, the Gendarmes have promised to continue investigating and expose more of such crooked individuals.

Source: Cameroon News Agency