28-year-old held with 4 kg of cannabis near Dianah Malary
Gendarmes arrested 28-year-old farmer O. Baldé on a motorcycle at Diana Bah near Dianah Malary in Sédhiou, seizing four kilogrammes of cannabis. He was taken to the gendarmerie for judicial proceedings after allegedly travelling from Fogny toward Guinea-Bissau.
🇸🇳 Diana Bah, near Dianah Malary, Sédhiou · Senegal
Law enforcement officers in the Sédhiou region made a new drug seizure during a
night patrol against narcoticstrafficking.[1]During the patrol carried out
that day at about 2:30 a.m. in the Diana Bah sector next to Dianah Malary,
officers of the local post stopped a suspicious man travelling by motorcycle.[1]They identified the rider as O. Baldé, a 28-year-old farmer living in Saré
in the commune of Niagha in Goudomp department.[1]Baldé is married and the
father of three children.[2]
He was carrying four kilogrammes of chanvre indien, the term used in Senegal for
cannabis.[2]Investigators said he had left the Fogny area and was trying to
reach Guinea-Bissau to sell the cannabis there.[1]Officers said his
suspicious behaviour at the anchoring point drew their attention before the
stop.[1]
Officers arrested him in flagrant possession of the cannabis.[2]They took him
to the gendarmerie unit for investigation and the further judicial procedure.[1]
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Main article photo for the report of the 4 kg cannabis seizure at Dianah Malary. No credit given.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
4 kg
Agency type
Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (4 kg)
Activity
Trafficking, Possession
Setting
Farm
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Senewebseneweb.comFRLutte contre le trafic de stupéfiants : 4 kg de chanvre indien saisis à Dianah Malary
Xibaaruxibaaru.snFRTrafic de drogue : Quatre kilogrammes de chanvre indien saisis à Sédhiou
Open questions the AI reported
The article says the patrol occurred that day at 02:30 and was published on 15 February 2026, so 15 February 2026 is used as the incident date with no separate event date given.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome beyond transfer to the gendarmerie for investigation and judicial procedure were reported.
No valuation, laboratory weight or additional seizure details were published.
Three inline images on the Seneweb page carry no caption or alt text confirming what they show, so only the main article image is listed as media.
The Xibaaru account closely mirrors the Seneweb account; no separate official agency statement could be opened.
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