Plumber, 25, arrested with four kilos of cannabis in Cambérène
A 25-year-old plumber was arrested at his home in the Frontière quarter of Cambérène 1, Dakar, at about 10:30 pm, where police found four kilos of Indian hemp in four yellow sachets inside a red bag. He admitted the facts and said he acted for his own account. Held for offering or selling Indian hemp, he was referred to the Dakar prosecutor, naming a Casamance supplier and a Ngor intermediary.
A 25-year-old plumber was arrested at his home in the Frontière neighbourhood
of Cambérène 1, Dakar, at about 10.30 at night.[1]He lives in Cambérène and
was picked up during the night of 30 October 2026, the day Senego published
its report.[1]
A search of his room found four kilos of Indian hemp, divided into four
yellow sachets and hidden in a red bag.[1]Questioned by police, the
suspect admitted the facts and said he was acting for his own account,
according to the Kawtef account cited by Senego.[1]
Referral to the prosecutor
He was placed in custody for offering or transferring Indian hemp and was then
referred to the public prosecutor at Dakar’s Tribunal de Grande Instance Hors
Classe.[1]He named a supplier, identified only as M., living in Casamance,
and an intermediary called “N.” living in Ngor.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
4 kg
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (4 kg)
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Senegosenego.comFRCambérène, un plombier de 25 ans interpellé avec quatre kilos de chanvre indien
Open questions the AI reported
Only one reporting chain for this arrest could be opened, as Senego attributes its account to Kawtef.
Whether the prosecutor charged the suspect or the named supplier and intermediary were arrested is not yet known.
Police from the Thiaroye arrondissement station arrested a suspected drug dealer in Wakhinane, Dakar, seizing 67.85 kg of cannabis from his car. Officers staked out the alley following an intelligence tip-off, chased down the fleeing driver, and impounded the vehicle along with tools and an unstated sum of cash.
On 7 November 2026, Faidherbe gendarmes arrested 34-year-old Guinean watchman A. Camara near Dakar's Autonomous Port with 500 g of cannabis plus 13 retail sachets. He admitted trafficking and was held in custody while police hunt his alleged supplier.
Parcelles Assainies police arrested nine people in a three-day anti-drug operation at cité Mixta and Gueule Tapée market in Dakar from 30 October to 1 November 2026. Officers seized 69 cannabis cones and 5 grams of hashish plus 12 tramadol and Alpraz tablets, then referred all nine suspects to the prosecutor on 3 November.
Senegal's Ocrtis arrested two suspected intermediaries in Dakar after 32 balls of hashish were found hidden in shoe soles in a Casablanca-Dakar parcel. A controlled delivery with substituted goods led to the arrests on 1 November, while the final recipient was still sought.
