The Keur Massar gendarmerie, in collaboration with the Senegalese Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (Arp), carried out a large-scale operation which resulted in the arrest of four managers of “Plazza Cosmétiques” and the seizure of several products. illegally marketed pharmaceuticals.
According to the Communication and Public Relations Division of the National Gendarmerie, it all started on January 7, 2025, when information received by the unit revealed that a company called “Plazza Cosmétiques”, located in the Mame Dior city of Keur Massar , is allegedly involved in the unauthorized sale of food supplements and health products.
Our informants reported that the investigations carried out made it possible to discover that the said company also operated in other localities, notably in Ngor, in HLM and in Parcelles Assainies in Dakar.
Thus, on instructions from the Prosecutor, a seizure operation was carried out this Wednesday, January 8, mobilizing elements of the Keur Massar research brigade and agents of the Arp. The operation yielded significant results.
Indeed, the same source indicates that during the raids on the various points of sale, a large quantity of unapproved pharmaceutical products was seized.
No less than four people were arrested and placed in police custody for “criminal conspiracy, endangering the lives of others, possession and marketing of health products without authorization, and illegal advertising of health products”.
The investigations are continuing.
S. GUEYE
Senegal
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