Commandos destroy seven cannabis fields south-east of Tandine
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.
🇸🇳 Tandine area, North Sindian, Bignona, Casamance · Senegal
On Saturday 17 October 2026 elements of the Senegalese army’s commando battalion found and
destroyed seven fields of chanvre indien in North Sindian, south-east of the locality of
Tandine in Bignona department, Casamance.[1][2]The Directorate of Information and Public
Relations of the Armed Forces, quoted in the press, said the action formed part of permanent
security of border zones and action against criminal networks.[1][2]
Reporting on the communiqué, Le Soleil and PressAfrik said no arrests were mentioned.[1][2]PressAfrik noted separate eastern operations the same day but did not link them to these fields.[2]
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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.
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 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.
