AIBD: A visa trafficking network to the Schengen Area and the United States dismantled, two suspects referred to the Financial Investigation Pool

Two individuals, S.A.K. Gaye alias "Jackson" and D. Ka, have been referred to the public prosecutor's office of the financial judicial division for association of criminals, forgery, complicity in the use of false documents, and attempted trafficking of migrants by air, following their interception at Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) of candidates departing with presumed fraudulent visas. 4 to 6 million FCFA claimed from the candidates, a transporter and a collector arrested On October 14th, the National Division for the Fight Against Migrant Trafficking (DNLT) was seized by the special commissioner of AIBD following the provision of four holders of Senegalese passports bearing entry visas for the Schengen area and the United States, who were considered suspicious. The investigations confirmed the fraudulent nature of the documents and led to the rapid arrest of the transporter, S.A.K. Gaye alias Jackson. It was heard that the candidates indicated they had handed over between 4 and 6 million FCFA to S.A.K. Gaye and D. Ka in order to obtain visas for Italy, the United States, and Canada. When questioned, S.A.K. Gaye admitted to putting the travelers in contact with D. Ka and collecting the funds intended for the American and Italian visas before passing them to him. He maintained that he had relied on his interlocutor who claimed to have contacts within the embassies of the United States, Italy, and Canada, while denying any involvement in the fabrication of the false visas. The continuation of the investigation allowed for the arrest of D. Ka on October 16th, 2026, in Diogo, in the Thiès region. He admitted to having collected and transferred the money to a certain A.M.T and an individual named David, without giving further details, denying having knowledge of the fraudulent nature of the visas, and stated that he had received a commission of 1,200,000 FCFA. The investigation is continuing to identify the other members of the network.