Kédougou: 11,360 tablets and 19 sacks of cyanide seized
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
An operation carried out from 26 to 29 October in several localities in Kédougou led Senegalese gendarmes to seize 11,360 tramadol tablets, 19 sacks of cyanide and more than 1,400 litres of fuel. Seven people were arrested as part of an investigation targeting illegal mining and smuggling, among other offences, Seneweb reports.
The Kédougou gendarmerie research section seized 11,360 tramadol tablets, 19 sacks of cyanide and 1,440 litres of fuel during an operation carried out from 26 to 29 October 2026 in Tenkoto, Sambrabougou and Bransa, according to Seneweb. Seven people were arrested in the operation targeting illegal mining, medicine trafficking and fuel smuggling.
The gendarmes also seized 1.5 kilograms of mercury, two tricycles, three motorbikes and 17 sacks of charcoal. The fuel comprised 1,200 litres of petrol and 240 litres of diesel. Those arrested are suspected of being involved in the illegal possession of dangerous substances, the illegal exploitation of mineral resources and the smuggling of petroleum products.
The operation followed intelligence reports of alleged activities involving the illegal exploitation of mineral resources by Burkinabè nationals, the trafficking of tablets and the transport of fuel to Mali, Seneweb reports.
