BMCRF: 100 tonnes of seized rice to be sold at social prices from September 1
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Ouagadougou: BMCRF to sell 100 tonnes of seized rice on Monday, October 12, 2026 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Mobile Economic Control and Fraud Repression Brigade (BMCRF) has seized 100 tonnes of rice held in clandestine storage. Sales of the rice will begin on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. at the BMCRF, open to both registered and unregistered people.
BMCRF: 100 tonnes of seized rice to be sold at social prices from September 1 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The BMCRF is selling 100 tonnes of rice seized from illegal storage at social prices, starting September 1, 2026, at its headquarters. Proceeds will go to the Fonds de soutien patriotique (FSP).
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