1.44 tonnes of cannabis seized from Mali truck in Moussala
Senegalese customs seized 1.44 tonnes of cannabis worth an estimated 173 million FCFA at Moussala, Kedougou, on 8-9 November 2019. Officers found 72 bags of 20 kg hidden in a truck that had delivered cement to Mali.
In the night of 8 to 9 November 2019, officers of the Moussala commercial
customs brigade in the Kedougou subdivision seized cannabis in an operation
against drug trafficking and cross-border crime.[1]The seizure took place at
Moussala, a locality in Kedougou department in the Tambacounda region of
south-eastern Senegal.[1]Officers discovered the drug during a routine check
of a trailer truck coming from Mali in the border zone.[1]The cannabis was
hidden in a fitted cache in the floor of the vehicle, described by customs as a
double bottom with very large storage capacity.[1]
The seizure totalled 1.44 tonnes of cannabis, with a market value estimated by
customs at 173 million FCFA.[1]The cannabis was packed as 72 bags of 20
kilograms each loaded into the hiding place.[1]On its outward journey the
truck had carried cement for delivery in Mali, and the traffickers loaded the
cannabis for the return trip.[1]
Senegalese customs called it a record seizure, unmatched since the start of 2019
and one of the largest in that part of the country for several years.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
1.44 t
Value (official estimate)
XOF 173,000,000
Agency type
Customs
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1.44 t)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Mali → Senegal
Sources
Afrikafrik.comFRSénégal : la douane met la main sur 1,440 t de chanvre indien, d’une valeur de 173 millions de FCFA
Open questions the AI reported
No arrests, identities, charges or court outcome were reported for this seizure.
The 173 million FCFA figure is the customs service's estimated market value.
Only one accessible source for this event was found, so corroboration was not possible.
The same article also reports the stop of two trucks from Guinea-Bissau at Salikenye carrying food, wine, beer and phones, a separate non-cannabis event left out of this report.
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.
