A trader named EA Nd. appeared before the Fatick flagrante delicto court for circulating counterfeit notes totaling 330,000 CFA francs. Arrested in Fimela, he denied any fraudulent intent, claiming to have been deceived by a buyer. The case began at the weekly market in Nguéniène, where the accused had sold a Ladoum sheep to a certain D. Fall. According to him, the latter gave him only counterfeit notes. Unable to distinguish between genuine and fake, the trader claims to have cashed the sum without suspecting anything. Back in Fimela, he went to a bar-restaurant to buy a chicken dish, paying with a 10,000 CFA franc note.

While checking the cash register, the owner discovered that two 10,000 FCFA bills were counterfeit, without knowing their origin. The next day, the defendant sent a delivery man to the same restaurant again with another 10,000 FCFA bill. Suspicious, the saleswomen alerted their boss, who immediately informed the police. When arrested, the delivery man admitted to acting on behalf of EA Nd., who was arrested immediately. A search of his shop led to the seizure of the remaining 310,000 FCFA, as the defendant had already put 20,000 FCFA into circulation.

In court, the trader maintained that he was unaware of the counterfeit bills: "I didn't know the money was fake. It was the first time I'd seen it. I sold my sheep to a customer I didn't know at a weekly market. He gave me 330,000 CFA francs, and I only used 20,000 CFA francs." The defense pleaded for acquittal on the grounds of doubt. However, the court found him guilty of the charges and sentenced him to a three-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 1,650,000 CFA francs.