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Senegal: new seizure of drugs and counterfeit bank notes | APAnews

A new seizure of drugs and counterfeit notes was made in Keur-Massar, a department in the Dakar suburbs, and in the Industrial Free Zone.

As part of the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking, the territorial brigade of the industrial free zone and the Keur Massar research brigade respectively seized five hundred (500) kilograms of Indian hemp and counterfeit banknotes. bank with the equivalent of one (01) billion CFA francs on Friday October 4, 2024.

According to the national gendarmerie, following the exploitation of information reporting a probable landing of Indian hemp in Dakar, elements of the territorial brigade of the Industrial Free Zone managed to get their hands on a vehicle containing five (05) bags of one hundred (100) kilograms of Indian hemp each.

In the same dynamic, continues our source, the Keur Massar research brigade carried out an operation which allowed the seizure of a large batch of counterfeit banknotes and the arrest of four (04) counterfeiters who were trying to wash the banknotes. black tickets.

« The individuals arrested are placed in police custody and will be brought before the competent courts. Investigations continue », concludes the gendarmerie press release.

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