Officers of Senegal’s OCTRIS arrested three people in Pikine-Technopole, Dakar, on 13 October 2025.[1] One suspect holds both Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean nationality, while the other two are Guinea-Bissau nationals.[2] The main suspect, identified as B.D., told investigators he only transported hashish between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau and named B.L.T. in Guinea-Bissau as the alleged mastermind.[2] Police placed the three suspects in custody while the investigation continues to dismantle the network.[2]

Officers seized 25 kilograms of hashish, in 250 slabs of 100 grams each, from a house in Pikine-Technopole.[1] The case began after investigators found 6 kilograms of hashish in 100-gram slabs hidden inside 80-litre and 50-litre electric water heaters.[1] Officers replaced that drug with a harmless substance and mounted a controlled delivery.[2] The intended recipient collected the suspect parcels by vehicle from a warehouse in Yarakh on 13 October and was followed to Pikine-Technopole, where officers moved in after the goods were unloaded.[2] A search also recovered four passports, copies of two Afghan passports, identity cards, cheque books, bank cards and five mobile phones.[1] Officers also immobilised two vehicles, an Alfa Romeo and a Renault Scenic, and seized eight carefully wrapped milk pots suspected of concealing illicit products.[1]

The operation targeted an international hashish network running from Morocco to Guinea-Bissau via Senegal.[2][3] It was carried out through close intelligence coordination with Moroccan authorities, who helped trace the route and identify members.[2][3]

The seized passports and identity cards included documents belonging to Spanish nationals.[3] The consignment was to travel onward to Guinea-Bissau hidden in milk pots to evade customs controls.[3] Investigators pointed to B. L. Tavarez, based in Guinea-Bissau, as the alleged mastermind of the network.[3]