Police seize 36.5kg of hashish in Yeumbeul, target three suspects
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Dakar’s Regional Anti-Drug Brigade seized 36.5 kilograms of hashish, valued at more than 300 million CFA francs, during an operation in Yeumbeul, in the Dakar suburbs. Two men were arrested during a deal staged under police cover, and the investigation identified a third suspect, according to sources cited by Seneweb.
Dakar’s Regional Anti-Drug Brigade (BRS) seized 36.5 kilograms of hashish in Yeumbeul on the evening of 20 October 2026. The drug, discovered during an operation targeting a network of at least three people, is estimated to be worth more than 300 million CFA francs, according to Seneweb.
The operation began after a tip-off that a man known by the pseudonym “Afia” was looking to sell a large stock. Police arranged a fictitious order worth 500,000 CFA francs. Afia directed investigators to his accomplice A. Ngom, who set a meeting at his home in the Yeumbeul Asecna neighbourhood.
Officers arrested the two men as they handed over a sample. Afia was identified as M. Dieng, a 52-year-old fan repairer; A. Ngom, 47, works as a guard. Dieng denied owning the drugs and named K. Fall, claiming he had entrusted him with the keys to his room.
A search at that address uncovered 36 blocks of hashish, weighing a total of 36 kilograms. Police continued their investigations that evening and arrested a third suspect, K. Fall. The seizure comes a day after four people were arrested in another drug-trafficking case in Grand-Dakar, reported on 20 October by Seneweb.
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