Rapper Akbes was arrested at his dwelling in Ouakam and transferred to Fatick, the place he was held underneath an arrest warrant for worldwide drug trafficking and legal affiliation.
His arrest is linked to a cannabis smuggling case involving two Senegalese nationals, FMB and SLN, arrested on June 2, 2023, on the Gambian border with 700 grams of cannabis, experiences the Day by day Enquête.
The latter claimed that the medication belonged to the rapper, which he had delivered after a live performance in Gambia. He defined that the rapper had left his suitcases there after a live performance he held in Gambia. He requested them to carry them again to him, and put a amount of medicine in them. As soon as on the border, they had been stunned by bloodhounds.
Since then, investigators from the Central Workplace for the Suppression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (Docertis) in Fatick have been on the lookout for rapper Akbes who was outdoors the nation. Police radars discovered him situated between Morocco and Cape Verde. On his return final Wednesday, canines picked him up from his dwelling. On the place the place he was arrested, police discovered traces of cannabis.
Based on the newspaper, throughout a face-to-face interview with investigators, the rapper denied proudly owning the medication. He claims he by no means requested them to get the medication for him. The investigation revealed that one of many suspects is his childhood buddy.
Bas Al Khadim Rasool alias Akbes was produced earlier than the prosecutor close to the Fatick Excessive Court docket yesterday, Friday.
His confrontation with him solely lasted the time of Rose, he was wished since June 2023. He was positioned underneath an arrest warrant for worldwide drug trafficking and acts of legal affiliation, informs Investigación within the version of this Saturday, June 22 .