The river-maritime customs units are continuing their targeted operations to combat the trafficking of prohibited products on the high seas. Thus, between the end of November and the beginning of December 2024, the elements of the South Littoral Customs Subdivision, Regional Directorate of Maritime units intercepted large quantities of Indian hemp and fake medicines for a total value estimated at more than 103 million CFA francs.
- 407kg of Indian hemp and a batch of fake medicines seized between Niodior and Sendou
The Fimela Customs Customs Brigade first seized ten (10) packages of Indian hemp with a total weight of 293kg. 48 hours after this raid, the Unit made another seizure involving 114kg of Indian hemp. The seizures were made on boats intercepted between Niodior, Guéréo and Sendou. During the same operation, agents boarded a canoe carrying 82 boxes of fake medicines packaged in 25 packages. Said medications are essentially composed of aphrodisiacs and analgesics. The total value of the seized products (Indian hemp and fake medicines) is estimated at 67 million CFA francs.
- 570 kg of Indian hemp and vials of paracetamol seized in the Saloum Delta
Agents of the Toubacouta Maritime Brigade also succeeded in foiling an attempt to introduce Indian hemp into the national territory. It is 570 kg for an equivalent of 34 million CFA francs. During the operation which took place on Bird Island (Delta du Saloum National Park), two canoes and two motors were also seized. A few days earlier, the same unit had boarded a canoe containing a large quantity of vials of injectable paracetamol. The value of the drugs seized is estimated at more than 6 million CFA francs.
The South Coast Customs Subdivision, Regional Directorate of Maritime Units, is made up of the maritime brigades of Mbour, Joal, Fimela, Foundiougne, Toubacouta and Cap Sikiring. Between January and November 2024, the said units made seizures of prohibited products with a total value of 1,335,000,000 CFA francs. More precisely, it concerns 3.4 tonnes of Indian hemp, 04 tonnes of fake medicines and 26 tonnes of chicken legs.
Senegalese Customs has undertaken to strengthen its presence and position at sea by providing its maritime units with substantial naval resources and well-trained human resources. The objective is to better deal with transnational crime organized by the maritime vector. The General Directorate of Customs invites the population to further support the units in monitoring the territory to, together, block the path to illicit trafficking in all its forms.
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