Drugs in Dakar: Three Arrested and 36.5 kg of Hashish Seized

Dakar’s Regional Narcotics Brigade, which reports to the OCRTIS, arrested three people on October 21 after receiving information that someone was seeking to quickly sell a large quantity of drugs. Two suspects were arrested as they prepared to make a delivery, and a search of one suspect’s room uncovered 36 blocks of hashish weighing a total of 36 kg. A third suspect was arrested at around 8:30 p.m.; mobile phones were also seized. The three are in custody on suspicion of criminal conspiracy, possession and organized domestic drug trafficking, and complicity.