Police in Tamaské arrested two people whose cannabis seizure was presented at the commune police station on 22 April 2026.[1][2] The presentation ceremony was attended by Keita department prefect Captain Hamsatou Nomao.[3] The seizure was carried out by officers of the Tamaské police station.[3]
Officers seized 45 kilograms of cannabis in the case.[3] Tamaské delegated administrator Adjutant-Chief Hamza Hamma congratulated the National Police officers of Tamaské, describing the result as hard work by those who watch over residents day and night.[3] He said the defence and security forces had struck a severe blow against insecurity and trafficking networks threatening households and the future of youth.[3]
Prefect Nomao praised the professionalism of the defence and security forces working to ensure free movement of people and property and to fight crime across the department.[3] She urged residents to support the forces by reporting the movements of suspicious people in order to stop supplies reaching terrorists and to put traffickers out of action.[3] Tamaské canton chief Abdoulkadre Cheffou Touba asked young people to abandon drug trafficking.[3] He also called on residents to continue cooperating with the forces.[3]
