Ten-Year Sentence Sought for South African P. Makhwellé in Senegal Cocaine Trafficking Case

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 17, 2026Country: Senegal

Crime & Law

Ten-Year Sentence Sought for South African P. Makhwellé in Senegal Cocaine Trafficking Case

The prosecutor at the Mbour Criminal Chamber has sought a ten-year prison sentence for P. Makhwellé, a South African student charged with international drug trafficking. She was arrested on November 13, 2023, at Blaise Diagne International Airport with 100 cocaine pellets weighing 1.5 kg inside her body, valued at more than 45 million CFA francs. She told the court that health problems following childbirth and her partner’s abandonment led her to take part in the trafficking to pay for medical care.

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