Kédougou : La gendarmerie démantèle des sites d'orpaillage clandestins
The Kédougou Surveillance and Intervention Squadron (ESI) support point, based in Tinkoto, dismantled illegal gold mining sites on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Reinforced by their colleagues from the Kanoumery support point, the gendarmes intervened near the towns of Tinkoto and Thiankoumbassa, in the Kédougou region. This information was communicated to Seneweb by Colonel Ibrahima Ndiaye, head of the National Gendarmerie's Communication and Public Relations Division.
At the end of the operation, the gendarmes seized a motorcycle, 21 water pumps, four generators, and six spitting machines. They also recovered a bag containing activated carbon. This equipment is typically used at gold mining sites to pump water, power the facilities, and process the extracted ore.
The seized equipment was handed over to the local brigade in Sabodala, which is responsible for the rest of the procedure.
This intervention is part of the fight against the illegal exploitation of mineral resources, a constant concern of the defense and security forces in the gold-mining area of Kédougou.
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