Bignona: 103 people arrested during a security operation

One hundred and three people were arrested and 106 vehicles and motorcycles immobilized during a security operation carried out from Friday to Monday in the Kataba district, in the Bignona department.

The operation according to the APS, led by elements of the Bignona Gendarmerie Company, targeted the communes of Kafountine and Diouloulou, as well as the villages of Dianah, Abéné, Albadar, Colomba, Bandjikaki, Kabadio, Niafrang and Séléty.

This intervention aimed in particular to strengthen the protection of people and property, to fight against timber trafficking and irregular emigration, as well as to prevent road insecurity and to repress violations of the Highway Code, particularly those committed by two-wheel drivers.

Of the 103 people arrested, 98 were arrested for identity verification, two for suspicion of criminal conspiracy and three for possession of Indian hemp, according to the same source.

The checks also concerned 46 motor vehicles, which were subject to systematic searches. Eleven of them were immobilized for various infractions, including one case of overflowing load, three cases of worn tires, three administrative document failures and four insurance failures.

Concerning motorcycles, 218 machines were checked and 95 immobilized. The shortcomings noted relate in particular to the failure to wear helmets, noted on 58 machines, the transport of excess passengers in five cases, the lack of administrative documents for 13 motorcycles and the use of deafening trumpets on 17 machines.

Through this operation, the Bignona Gendarmerie Company intends to strengthen the presence of security forces on the ground, prevent crime and contribute to improving road safety in this part of the department, underlined the security source.