Senegal navy seizes $210m worth cocaine

DAKAR: The Senegalese navy has seized three tonnes of cocaine worth at least $210 million from a seven-crew boat moored off the coast, the force said on Saturday.

An offshore patrol vessel intercepted the boat on Thursday “in Senegal’s southern waters, 425 kilometres (265 miles) from the coast”, the navy said on X, formerly Twitter.

The boat and seven people on board were transferred on Saturday to a naval base in the capital, Dakar, the navy said, without giving details of the crew’s identities. “The seizure is worth at least 126 billion CFA francs ($210 million),” it added.