Officers from the Thiaroye arrondissement police station arrested an alleged drug dealer on 9 November 2026 in Wakhinane, in the Dakar suburbs.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The research brigade launched the operation around 2:30 p.m. after receiving intelligence about a narcotics network run by the suspect in the area.[1][2][6] Investigators set up surveillance in a neighbourhood alley to await an opportunity to intervene.[1][2][6] Around 5:00 p.m., the suspect arrived in a Ford Edge, parked, and stepped out of the vehicle to smoke a cigarette.[1][2][5][6] As officers approached to detain him, the suspect fled on foot, abandoning his car.[1][2][3][4][6][7] Following a foot chase, police caught the suspect and returned him to his parked car.[1][2][6][7]

A search of the automobile uncovered 67.85 kg of cannabis compressed into three separate bales.[1][2][3][5][6][7] The individual packages weighed 26.75 kg, 27.65 kg, and 13.45 kg.[8][2][3][4][6][7] Officers also confiscated tools from the car, including pliers, adhesive tape, and a metal rod or chisel.[8][2][6] Police recovered identity documents, a driving licence, vehicle registration papers, and a licence plate from the automobile.[1][2] A body search revealed an unstated sum of cash in the suspect’s pockets, which police suspect was derived from drug sales.[1][2][3][4][6][7] The suspect was taken into custody under an open investigation, and the vehicle, drugs, and seized items were impounded at the police station.[1][2][6][7]