Chantage et extorsion de fonds : 5 cybercriminels étrangers arrêtés par la BR de Keur Massar
The Research Brigade of the Keur Massar gendarmerie company continues its operations against crime with remarkable results.
Following a complaint filed on Friday, December 12, 2025 by a foreign national for blackmail and extortion, the members of the Keur Massar Research Brigade have opened an investigation, Seneweb learned from Colonel Ibrahima Ndiaye.
The investigation led to the identification and location of a criminal gang composed exclusively of foreign nationals. Their modus operandi relied on identity theft: they created fake accounts on social media (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) by impersonating well-known figures.
Through these fraudulent profiles, they offered their victims fictitious convenience items with the sole purpose of extracting money from them.
The surprise raid carried out on Friday, December 18, 2025, led to the arrest of five individuals caught in the act. The suspects were found sitting around tables, surrounded by laptops, actively browsing the internet and committing online fraud.
Dismantling of a second criminal network
This arrest is part of a series of operations conducted by the same unit. The Keur Massar Criminal Investigation Brigade (BR) had previously apprehended 15 suspected assailants in the Keur Massar forest following numerous reports of attacks. These individuals, operating in groups of two or three, used knives and incapacitating gas to subdue their victims before robbing them.
With these two major operations, the Dakar gendarmerie legion under the command of Colonel Malick Faye succeeded in dismantling two criminal networks in a short period of time.
The National Gendarmerie reiterates its appeal to the public for close collaboration by inviting citizens to report any useful information by calling the freephone numbers 123 or 800 00 20 20 .
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