Mauritanian held with 20 kg of cannabis at Matam border post
Police at the Gourel Oumar Ly border post in Matam arrested Mauritanian national Bocar Malal Seme on 17 June 2016 after finding 20 kilograms of cannabis herb in his travel bag. He was handed to the Horéfondé gendarmerie brigade, which opened an investigation.
🇸🇳 Gourel Oumar Ly border post, Matam · Senegal
Arrested
1
Cannabis
20 kg
Agencies
Direction de la Police de l'Air et des Frontières, Brigade de Gendarmerie de Horéfondé
Police officers at the Gourel Oumar Ly control post arrested Mauritanian
national Bocar Malal Seme on Friday 17 June 2016 at about 19:00.[1]He had
just landed on the Senegalese bank carrying a travel bag slung over his shoulder
that drew the officers’ attention, and he was stopped at once, according to a
National Police public-relations office statement.[2]
A search of the bag found 20 kilograms of cannabis herb, known locally as
chanvre indien.[2]The arresting officers belong to the Directorate of Air and
Border Police, whose frontier posts serve as crossing points in both directions.[1]
The suspect was handed over to the commander of the Horéfondé Gendarmerie
Brigade, which opened an investigation.[1]The prosecutor and the Matam
authorities were immediately informed of the arrest.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
20 kg
Agencies
Direction de la Police de l'Air et des Frontières; Brigade de Gendarmerie de Horéfondé
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