# Law enforcement operations against illegal resource use > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/law-enforcement-operations-against-illegal-resource-use > Updated: 2026-08-23T22:15:12.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. Law enforcement agencies in Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Mayotte have conducted various operations targeting illegal activities and resource exploitation. In Senegal, authorities have addressed multiple forms of illicit activity, including an investigation in Ziguinchor that led to the arrest of twelve individuals for suspected criminal association. In the Vélingara department, the Eaux et Forêts service dismantled seven clandestine sawing workshops in Médina Gounass, seizing machinery and timber to combat illegal logging. In Burkina Faso, the national gendarmerie seized approximately 42.5 tonnes of fertilizer and 1.29 tonnes of unapproved pesticides near Hamélé, an operation estimated to be worth 21.92 million FCFA. Meanwhile, in Mayotte, gendarmes discovered and partially destroyed a two-hectare clandestine plantation in Bandrélé containing tomatoes, cassava, and chili peppers grown outside official agricultural circuits. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-23: Authorities disrupt illegal farming in Mayotte and clandestine logging in Senegal Authorities in Mayotte and Senegal have disrupted illegal operations, including a two-hectare clandestine farm in Bandrélé and seven illegal wood-sawing workshops in Vélingara. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/authorities-disrupt-illegal-farming-in-mayotte-and-clandestine-logging-in-senegal ### 2026-08-18: Authorities in Senegal and Burkina Faso conduct major criminal investigations and seizures Authorities in Senegal arrested twelve people in Ziguinchor for suspected criminal association, while Burkina Faso gendarmes seized 42.5 tonnes of fertilizer and illegal pesticides in Ouessa. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/authorities-in-senegal-and-burkina-faso-conduct-major-criminal-investigations-and-seizures --- Cite as: Law enforcement operations against illegal resource use. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/law-enforcement-operations-against-illegal-resource-use