Troops find several cannabis fields on Salindiyaye island
Military Zone No. 5 ran a joint security sweep on Salindiyaye in the Karones archipelago on 8 October 2026 and found several chanvre indien fields. The navy base at Ziguinchor and gendarmes took part; no one was arrested and searches continued.
On Thursday 8 October 2026 Military Zone No. 5 coordinated a security operation on Salindiyaye
island in the Karones archipelago off Casamance.[1][2][3]The Southern naval base led the
mission with the Ziguinchor gendarmerie legion, deploying boats and troops to sweep an area
that is hard to reach by land.[1][2][3]
The sweep found several fields of chanvre indien, the armed forces’ public-relations directorate
told reporters.[2][3]No suspect was arrested, but units continued searching for people linked
to the plots.[1][2][3]Sunugox said the work aimed to push back criminal networks using the
islands.[1]
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Photo illustrating the 8 October 2026 Salindiyaye security operation published with Sunugox's report.Photo details
On 30 October 2026 Senegal's navy raided cannabis-growing sites at Boune and Bocko in the Karone Islands, burning fields and seizing 37 bags of cannabis and four 20-litre containers of seeds. No arrests were made as the growers had fled before troops arrived.
Senegal's armed forces said commando troops destroyed seven fields of chanvre indien on 17 October 2026 in North Sindian, south-east of Tandine in Bignona department, as part of border security work in Casamance. No arrests were reported.
On 25 June 2025 Interior Minister Jean-Baptiste Tine said defence and security forces had destroyed about 400 hectares of cannabis in the Karone Islands of Casamance and seized some 4,000 kg in a two-phase campaign that year; a mid-June phase alone reported 12 arrests.
Senegal's army said its commando battalion had destroyed more than 50 hectares of hemp in northern Sindian near the Gambian border since 7 October 2024, valued at more than 2 billion CFA francs, answering local pleas about trafficking and lost farmland.
