Gendarmerie seize 26 kg of cannabis resin at the PK55 border post
Gendarmes at the PK55 border post in Dakhlet Nouadhibou found about 26 kg of cannabis resin hidden in a vehicle heading into Mauritania on 29 September 2026 and arrested two foreign nationals. The gendarmerie sealed the drug and began judicial proceedings against the two.
🇲🇷 PK55 border post, Dakhlet Nouadhibou · Mauritania
Gendarmes at the PK55 border post in Dakhlet Nouadhibou, on the road from
Nouadhibou to the Moroccan border, seized about 26 kg of cannabis resin on
Tuesday 29 September 2026.[1][2]
Officers found the resin, known in Mauritania as al-hajar al-aswad, or “black
stone”, during a routine check in which they used sniffer dogs.[1]It was
carefully hidden inside a vehicle heading into the country.[1][2]
Two foreign nationals who were in the vehicle were arrested.[1][2]The
gendarmerie did not name them or give their nationalities.[1]
The drug was sealed and judicial proceedings were opened against the two.[1][2]
Photos and video
Gendarmes inspect foil-wrapped packages of cannabis resin found hidden in a vehicle at the PK55 border post.Photo details
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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