A cart driver was arrested and a second man escaped after gendarmesseized427 kg of cannabis on the coast at Mbodiène on August 29, 2026.[1][2][3]The operation followed intelligence about a planned landing, and units from Joal, Nianing and Mbour joined the effort to intercept the shipment.[1][2][3]
The interception
The gendarmerie said a pirogue reached shore at about 10 p.m., then a cart arrived to move the cargo.[1][4][3]Officers spotted it about 500 metres from the crossroads between Mbodiène and Ndianda, carrying fifteen sacks and two people armed with machetes.[1][2][4][3]One man fled after officers called on them to stop; the cart driver resisted before gendarmes subdued and arrested him.[1][2][4][3]The gendarmerie reported that the cannabis weighed 427 kg.[1][2][4][3]
Investigation
The gendarmerie said the investigation was continuing.[1][2][4][3]Neither report identifies the shipment’s owner or destination, and no later charge or court outcome is given.[1][2]
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Two men beside wrapped sacks on a cart after the Mbodiène seizure.Photo details
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Arrested
1
Cannabis
427 kg
Agency type
Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (427 kg)
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Gendarmerie nationalegendarmerie.snFRArchived copyLutte contre le trafic de stupéfiants: quatre cent vingt-sept (427) kilogrammes de chanvre indien saisis à Mbodiène par la compagnie de Gendarmerie de Mbour.
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