The National Division for Combating Trafficking in Persons (DNLT) referred IS to the Public Prosecutor at the High Court of Dakar for criminal association, forgery and use of forged documents relating to a travel document, visa fraud and complicity.

A promise of an American visa that turns into a nightmare

It all began on June 30, 2025, when BD, a craftsman, filed a complaint letter with the DNLT against IS. He accused them of extorting seven million seventy thousand (7,070,000) FCFA from him in exchange for the promise of obtaining a visa for the United States of America.

During questioning, the complainant explained that he had met IS through a certain HN, whom he had met at a forum in the Soumbédioune craft village. It was HN who gave him IS's contact information. When contacted by phone, the accused claimed he could provide him with the necessary permit. He then arranged several meetings at his home in Ngor, where BD paid him a portion of the agreed-upon price at each meeting.

A fake Schengen visa to deceive the victim

Over time, IS introduced his victim to his associate, OND, to whom he asked BD to hand over a portion of the funds, which BD agreed to do. IS then sent BD a photo of a Schengen visa issued in his name, before asking him to pay OND for the plane ticket. After paying the full agreed sum of seven million seventy thousand (7,070,000) FCFA, BD noticed that IS had suddenly become unreachable, according to Seneweb sources.

When questioned at the AIBD airport, he admitted to the acts.

At the start of the investigation, a border search warrant was issued by the DNLT (National Directorate of Border Police). IS was eventually apprehended at Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD). Taken to the service's headquarters and interrogated, he readily admitted to the charges against him. He acknowledged receiving the specified sum from BD, but stated that he was unable to obtain the promised visa, as the application he had submitted on the US Embassy's website had been canceled without explanation. Regarding the funds received, he admitted to having spent them entirely for personal purposes.

Regarding the authenticity of the visa sent to his victim, IS admits that it was a fake document made by his collaborator OND. The search for the latter continues actively, and his arrest will be brought before the competent authorities at a later date.