Gendarmes from the Sédhiou brigade seized 52 kilograms of chanvre indien, the name used in Senegal for cannabis, of the variety called green, from a courier at the Diopcounda bridge.[1] The bridge lies between the commune of Dianah Ba, in Sédhiou department, and the commune of Karantaba, in Goudomp department.[1] The correspondent described that crossing as a strategic route for traffickers trying to reach Guinea-Bissau.[1]

The stop followed information that a courier was coming from North Sindian and travelling toward Guinea-Bissau.[1] Besides the cannabis, the gendarmes seized the motorcycle used for the illicit transport.[1] The suspect was immediately placed in garde à vue, police custody, for the investigation, and was then referred to the prosecutor.[1]

After meeting the prosecutor, the trafficker was placed under a mandat de dépôt, a remand warrant, at the Maison d’arrêt et de correction of Sédhiou, the local detention and correctional centre.[1] The correspondent presented the seizure as part of closer checks on this cross-border route.[1]