Dakar police seize 18 kg of cannabis in a Keur Massar home
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.
On 3 October 2026, the urban security unit of Dakar’s central police station
said it had arrested two men and seized18 kg of cannabis in Keur Massar, in
the Dakar region.[1][2]The operation followed intelligence about a cannabis
trafficking network in the area.[1][2]
Officers watched a house and saw the main suspect arrive, whom they believed was
there to collect drugs.[1][2]They searched the home, arrested both men and
found the cannabis in bags in the living room.[1][2]Under brief questioning,
the main suspect admitted owning the drugs; the other said he was only visiting.[1][2]
Photos and video
Bags of seized cannabis shown with the police announcementPhoto details
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.
Gendarmes seized 375 kg of cannabis from an abandoned cart near the Mbodiène lagoon in Mbour after six machete-armed escorts fled during a night operation on 11 September 2026. The drugs were taken to the Joal brigade as an investigation opened to find the traffickers still at large.
