He was born in Côte d’Ivoire, has Guinean nationality, but has lived in Mali for several years. Here, Ibrahim Madani Ba, also known as “Rougeot” in the world of traffic, holds Malian identity papers that he acquired doubtfully.
In the eye of the Central Office of Narcotics for nearly a year, Rougeot, according to the COS, represents a vast network of hard drug trafficking like cocaine and heroin in the Malian capital. “His network is fed from neighboring countries like Guinea and the Ivory Coast”, says a source close to the file.
At the age of 33, Rougeot already has several young people of different nationalities who take charge of the transport and the sale of drugs on the Bamako market. Three of them were arrested a few months ago in Bamako. Among them, a Nigerian in possession of 250 grams of cocaine.
Well informed, Rougeot quickly knew that the Malian services are on his heels and that the vise is tightening more and more around him. He had to leave Mali to take refuge in the subregion. At the same time, the authorities reinforced the air and ground controls and around his villa in Niamakoro, in commune V of the Bamako district.
A strategy that ends up bearing fruit because he was arrested this Wednesday May 17 at his home. His case, already before the courts promises further revelations, especially the dismantling of a vast network of international drug trafficking. For now, the investigation is far from reaching its end and the investigators are on other tracks.
Aboubacar DickoTranslated by Mahaitou Ibrahim Maiga