Gendarmes arrested two suspected members of a Guinea-Bissau–Senegal trafficking network in Keur Massar and Somone, seizing 30 cannabis cornets in Somone and 89 grams of cocaine in Keur Massar. One suspect was placed in custody on 2 October 2026 for alleged cannabis trafficking as the investigation continued.
The Keur Massar Research Brigade, a unit of Senegal’s National Gendarmerie,
arrested two men suspected of belonging to a drug-trafficking network operating
between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.[1]Gendarmes first arrested a suspect in
Keur Massar on 28 September 2026 after finding him carrying 89 grams of cocaine.[2]Investigators then traced another suspected member of the network to Somone
and arrested him with support from the Somone proximity brigade, the local
gendarmerie unit.[2]One suspect was placed in garde à vue, police custody, at
about 7 p.m. on 2 October 2026 for alleged criminal association and possession
and trafficking of chanvre indien, the French term for Indian hemp or cannabis.[2]
In Somone, gendarmes seized a bag containing 30 cornets, small retail wraps, of
chanvre indien.[2]The Keur Massar seizure comprised 89 grams of cocaine,
mentioned here only to explain the mixed case and excluded from cannabis
figures.[2]
According to the gendarmerie, the operation followed information about a large
trafficking network moving drugs between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, after which
investigators identified several possible participants.[2]The gendarmerie
said the inquiry was still continuing to establish the network’s scale and the
roles of those identified.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Agency type
Gendarmerie, Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Senegosenego.comFRKeur Massar – Trafic de drogue : Après la saisie de 89 g de cocaïne, l’enquête révèle de nouvelles ramifications
Pressafrikpressafrik.comFRTrafic de drogue : 89 grammes de cocaïne saisis à Keur Massar, 30 cornets de chanvre indien à Somone
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the 30 cannabis cornets, so no cannabis kilograms can be recorded.
The 89 grams of cocaine is a separate substance in a mixed event and is excluded from cannabis figures.
No separate date was published for the Somone arrest, so 2 October 2026, the latest custody date, is used as the incident date.
The sources publish no names, ages or other identifiers for the two suspects.
No charges, court referral or outcome were reported, and the investigation was still under way.
Both outlets relay the gendarmerie's account, and no separate agency statement could be opened directly.
Police from the Thiaroye arrondissement station arrested a suspected drug dealer in Wakhinane, Dakar, seizing 67.85 kg of cannabis from his car. Officers staked out the alley following an intelligence tip-off, chased down the fleeing driver, and impounded the vehicle along with tools and an unstated sum of cash.
On 7 November 2026, Faidherbe gendarmes arrested 34-year-old Guinean watchman A. Camara near Dakar's Autonomous Port with 500 g of cannabis plus 13 retail sachets. He admitted trafficking and was held in custody while police hunt his alleged supplier.
Parcelles Assainies police arrested nine people in a three-day anti-drug operation at cité Mixta and Gueule Tapée market in Dakar from 30 October to 1 November 2026. Officers seized 69 cannabis cones and 5 grams of hashish plus 12 tramadol and Alpraz tablets, then referred all nine suspects to the prosecutor on 3 November.
Senegal's Ocrtis arrested two suspected intermediaries in Dakar after 32 balls of hashish were found hidden in shoe soles in a Casablanca-Dakar parcel. A controlled delivery with substituted goods led to the arrests on 1 November, while the final recipient was still sought.
