Douane : Saisie de billets noirs d’une valeur de 340 millions F CFA à Ziguinchor et à Ngaye Mékhé
Customs services continue their crusade against financial crime and attacks on currency. Two major seizures of black banknotes, with a total value of nearly 340 million CFA francs, have just been made in Mpack (Ziguinchor) and Ngaye Mékhé (Thiès).
514 500 euro notes seized in Mpack
On August 19, 2025, at around 6:30 a.m., officers at the Mpack customs post (Ziguinchor subdivision) stopped an individual driving a Ford Escape at the Aline Sitoé Diatta roundabout. The check revealed 514 black banknotes in denominations of 500 euros, with an estimated value of 168.5 million CFA francs, in a briefcase. The suspect was taken into custody before being referred to the Ziguinchor prosecutor's office.
A network dismantled in Ngaye Mékhé
A few days earlier, agents of the Lompoul customs maritime brigade (North Coast subdivision, Regional Directorate of Maritime Units) had put an end to a currency counterfeiting operation.
Informed of the existence of a black money trafficking network on the Tivaouane - Ngaye Mékhé axis, in search of technicians to wash these counterfeit notes, customs officers carried out an infiltration and interception operation. Three individuals were arrested and 2,604 100 euro notes, equivalent to 171 million CFA francs, were seized.
These seizures illustrate the increased vigilance of Senegalese customs in the fight against financial crime, particularly counterfeiting, which constitutes a threat to economic stability and confidence in monetary transactions.
The suspects will be brought to justice, while investigations continue to dismantle the networks involved.
Commentaires (13)
Merci aux agents des douanes qui interceptent les menaces avant qu’elles n’atteignent nos poches.
Saluons l’engagement des douaniers qui défendent cette valeur.
Le faux monnayage est un crime, la douane le combat sans relâche
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