Dakar’s Regional Narcotics Brigade arrested two people in Dakar on 10 September 2025 after 180 kg of hashish was seized in Morocco.[1] The Dakar arrests followed operational intelligence after Moroccan authorities intercepted a refrigerated truck heading toward Senegal.[1] A scanner search revealed the concealed drugs, leading to the arrest of a Senegalese transporter and a Moroccan transporter.[1] Moroccan authorities arrested a Senegalese national and a Moroccan national who were in charge of transporting the drugs.[2] Dakar’s brigade chief was then informed of the presence of two other suspects linked to the seizure.[1] The two individuals arrested in Dakar were placed in custody while the investigation continues.[1]
The 180 kg consisted of 60 kg seized in a truck in Morocco bound for Senegal and 120 kg seized in a Moroccan depot.[1] Police seized 150,000 FCFA and three mobile phones in the case.[2]
Police say the detained suspects confirmed a vast hashish-trafficking network moving drugs through Senegal toward Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire.[1] The traffickers used trucks operating on legal commercial routes to camouflage the illicit transport.[1] Once in Senegal, the hashish was to be sent onward to supply Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire.[1]
