Mauritanian police seize hundreds of kilos of resin in a summer crackdown
Police and gendarmerie units announced a run of raids in July and August 2026, breaking up at least ten networks and arresting dozens of people. The largest seizures were 202 kg of cannabis resin hidden in food shipments, 230 kg in a truck trailer at Bassiknou and 210 kg at Nouadhibou, alongside smaller amounts and thousands of psychotropic tablets.
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Police and gendarmerie units announced a run of raids in July and August 2026, breaking up at least ten networks and arresting dozens of people. The largest seizures were 202 kg of cannabis resin hidden in food shipments, 230 kg in a truck trailer at Bassiknou and 210 kg at Nouadhibou, alongside smaller amounts and thousands of psychotropic tablets. The operations came as the government was preparing a tougher drug law and showed resin moving through the country’s eastern and coastal routes.[1][2]
Sources
- Saisies de drogue et le démantèlement des réseaux criminels: la police et la gendarmerie multiplient les opérations, 21 August 2026. Le Calame. Police and gendarmerie operations, July–August 2026.
- Importantes saisies au tableau de chasse de la gendarmerie..., 7 August 2026. Sahara Media. Ten networks and at least 40 arrests since early July.