Gold miner arrested at Farading with hemp and tramadol
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
A 32-year-old Senegalese gold miner was arrested in Farading with 62 sachets of Indian hemp, 88 tramadol tablets, a motorcycle and 45,000 CFA francs, according to Seneweb. He admitted owning the products and was referred to the Saraya Court of First Instance for trafficking and the illicit sale of medicines.
A 32-year-old Senegalese gold miner was arrested in Farading, at the border post between Mali and Senegal, while travelling to Saraya with 62 sachets of Indian hemp weighing two grams each and 88 tramadol tablets, Seneweb reports. He was returning from Badalla, Mali.
Officers also seized nine blister packs of tramadol, eight of which contained ten tablets and the last eight, as well as a TVS Apache motorcycle, 45,000 CFA francs and an iPhone 11 Pro. Questioned by investigators, the man admitted owning the products. He was referred to the Saraya Court of First Instance.
The arrest is part of a case in which the Moussala Border Sector arrested two men suspected of trafficking Indian hemp. The gold miner is also being prosecuted for illegally practising as a pharmacist and the illicit sale of medicines. The two suspects were referred to the competent courts.
