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Cannabis seizure in Saint-Louis, Senegal

Overview

In Saint-Louis, Senegal, police conducted a targeted operation in the Pikine district following an anonymous tip regarding drug trafficking at the Daral livestock market.

During the operation, officers intercepted a taxi and discovered 19 one-kilogram blocks of cannabis. Two men, a 48-year-old merchant and a 43-year-old taxi driver, were arrested. The merchant reportedly admitted to purchasing the drugs in Mpal for 500,000 CFA francs. Both individuals have been referred to the prosecutor for criminal conspiracy and the sale of drugs.

Entities

Ofast · Direction de la Police économique et financière · Pikine · Côte d'Ivoire · Apoutchou National

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Sources

atlanticchronicles.com · cresus.dz · eveildesnations.info · informateur.ci · ivoireactu.net · kessiya.com · lebanco.net · leprogres.fr · news.mongabay.com · nouvelle-afrique.net · oriinfos.com · partageonsleco.com · policeetrealites.com · premiumtimesng.com · rennes-infos-autrement.fr · riotimesonline.com · saintlouis-info.com · senego.com · sentv.info · sunugal24.net · thenews-chronicle.com · thepattayanews.com · xalimasn.com · yeclo.com