CNLF seizes more than 144 million francs' worth of illicit products
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Burkina Faso: CNLF seizes over 86.4 million CFA francs of illicit goods, including explosives (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The National Coordination for the Fight against Fraud (CNLF) seized illicit goods worth 86.43 million CFA francs, including explosives and detonating cords, in operations between late August and early September 2026. The results were presented in Ouagadougou on 15 September.
CNLF seizes more than 144 million francs' worth of illicit products (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The National Coordination for the Fight against Fraud (CNLF) seized over 144 million CFA francs' worth of fraudulent and prohibited products in two weeks of August 2026 in and around Ouagadougou. The seizures include veterinary medicines, cigarettes, counterfeit engine oil drums and fertilizer.
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