360 kg of cannabis seized near Joal as traffickers flee
On 7 July 2026, Senegal's Joal gendarmes seized 360 kg of cannabis with a motorbike and a horse-drawn cart on the sandy track between Mbodiène and Ndianda. The carriers abandoned the load and fled in the dark, so no arrests were reported.
🇸🇳 Sandy track between Mbodiène and Ndianda, commune of Nguéniene, near Joal · Senegal
The traffickers moving cannabis on a horse-drawn cart and a motorbike abandoned
their cargo and fled under cover of darkness when they sensed the security
forces.[1]No arrests were reported in the published tally, which lists only
the seized cannabis, motorbike and cart.[1]The Territorial Brigade of Joal
made the seizure on 7 July 2026 at about 10:30 p.m. as part of the fight against
drug trafficking.[1]
The operation’s tally lists 360 kilograms of chanvre indien, the cannabis seized
in the operation.[1]Officers also seized a motorbike of the Haojue brand that
was listed in the operation’s tally with the cannabis.[1]Officers also seized
a cart harnessed to a horse that was found with the same load.[1]Officers
intercepted the cart and motorbike at about 10 p.m. on the sandy track linking
the villages of Mbodiène and Ndianda in the commune of Nguéniene.[1]
Gendarmes had gone to Joal Fadiouth beach to set up surveillance after a tip
warned of a possible cannabis landing there.[1]The Gendarmerie nationale said
its call centre remains available free of charge at 800 00 20 20 and 123 for
useful information.[1]
Photos and video
The seized packages and motorcycle displayed by the Joal gendarmerie.Photo details
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in French, so no second account corroborates the seizure.
No arrests, identities, charges or court outcome were reported because the carriers fled.
No value, packaging count, origin or destination was published beyond the tip about a possible landing on Joal Fadiouth beach.
This 7 July seizure of 360 kg with no arrests is distinct from the recorded 29 August 2026 Mbodiène seizure of 427 kg with one arrest and the 11 September 2026 Mbodiène seizure of 375 kg.
Gendarmes in Nianing seized 205 kg of cannabis found on the beach near the RIU Baobab hotel on 30 October 2026. The drugs were secured for court proceedings while an investigation was opened to trace the maritime supply chain.
Senegal's Thiès Regional Narcotics Brigade seized five packages of cannabis weighing 160.75 kg between Mbaling and Sinthiou Mbadane. Police said people fled during the operation, but the reports give no exact operation date or number of suspects.
Senegalese customs officers seized 10 kg of "skunk" hashish on 12 October 2026 at the Port of Dakar, hidden in 20 sachets inside two tyres in a container from a North American country declared as carrying only vehicles. The customs service valued the haul at 120 million CFA francs.
On 3 October 2026, urban security officers from Dakar's central police station arrested two men in Keur Massar and seized 18 kg of cannabis from bags in a living room after surveillance on a suspected trafficking network.
