Thiès : Un douanier achète un véhicule volé, la police le récupère
The central police station in Thiès has charged B. Diop with multiple burglaries committed at night. This suspected criminal is responsible for several crimes between Rufisque and Zac Mbao. The investigation led to the recovery of a vehicle stolen a year ago.
It all began when I. Mbow entrusted the sale of his Hyundai Tucson to his friend AK Guèye, owner of a parking lot in Rufisque. On October 28, 2024, around 4 a.m., AK Guèye parked his personal vehicle in his parking lot, forgetting his bag containing the key to the Hyundai Tucson, which was stored in the same place.
When he woke up around 8 a.m., he discovered the vehicle was missing. Upon inspecting the area, AK Guèye found that the window of his personal vehicle had been smashed. The thief had taken the bag and stolen the key to the Hyundai.
After informing his friend I. Mbow of the facts, the two men filed complaints at the central police station in Rufisque, the urban security in Dakar, the research section in Colobane and the Criminal Investigation Division (DIC).
On November 6, 2025, AK Guèye was informed of an attempted transfer of ownership of the stolen vehicle. Accompanied by I. Mbow, he went to the Thiès Central Police Station to file a complaint. He provided investigators with the suspect's phone number, located in the railway district. Guèye also gave them CCTV footage showing the vehicle being stolen from his parking lot.
The customs officer unwittingly received stolen goods
The investigation revealed that the stolen vehicle was in the possession of a customs officer named MM Wade. Summoned by telephone, he cooperated by appearing at the police station and handing the vehicle over to investigators. Under questioning, the customs officer stated that he had purchased the vehicle from a certain B. Diop for 7 million CFA francs. He specified that he had paid 2 million and owed a balance of 5 million for a year. The investigation revealed that customs officer MM Wade had acquired the car without a bill of sale. He remains free at this stage.
Further investigations led to the arrest of B. Diop, who presented himself as a car salesman, on November 10, 2025. After being questioned and shown CCTV footage, he confessed. He admitted to committing several break-ins of vehicles during the night. Regarding the Hyundai Tucson, he admitted to stealing it after breaking the windows of another vehicle to obtain the bag containing the key.
During the search of his home in Guédiawaye, police in Thiès seized a copy of the certificate of transfer of the stolen vehicle, about ten bags of computers, watches, three vehicle keys, phone SIM cards, a knife and a fake weapon, according to Seneweb sources.
Other victims have come forward to the police with CCTV footage to file a complaint against the suspect.
During his hearing, B. Diop stated that customs officer MM Wade was unaware that the vehicle had been stolen. He also confirmed that he had only received 2 million CFA francs from the buyer.
At the end of the investigation, B. Diop was brought before the High Court of Thiès and placed under a detention order.
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