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Two men arrested over fake tax receipt in Keur Massar

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Map: Keur Massar, Senegal

Two men were arrested in Keur Massar on 28 October for selling a fake tax receipt for 2 million CFA francs, bearing seven imitation seals. The suspects, prosecuted notably for forgery and land fraud, were referred to the Pikine-Guédiawaye public prosecutor’s office, according to Seneweb.

The Keur Massar Research Brigade arrested two men on 28 October 2026 on suspicion of selling, for two million CFA francs, a false tax receipt linked to a plot of land at Malika Plage, according to Seneweb sources. The suspects are being prosecuted notably for forging state seals, falsifying public documents and fraud.

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