On Saturday 19 June 2021 operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG) West Coast Regional Command clutched Ousman Jatta Alias ETO and his wife Maimuna Jallow with sixty four (64) stones of suspected cocaine weighing four (4) grams five hundred (500) milligrams. The said suspected cocaine was wrapped in a transparent nylon bag and concealed in a sofa seat with the wife sitting by it. The officers were however very suspicious of her conduct after profiling her. She was then asked to get up in order for them to conduct a search. It was then that they discovered the said cocaine. There after, both of them were arrested and charged with possession of prohibited drugs for the purpose of drug trafficking.
Ousman Jatta alias ETO is a notorious drug dealer and he is no stranger to anti-narcotic officers. He has in the past been convicted for drug trafficking related offenses and he is presently being tried for similar offenses.
The activities and conduct of Ousman Jatta alias eto and his his likes was such that they became a nuisance, a burden and a threat to the peace, stability and development of the community of Brufut and surrounding. He was the principal suspect alleged to be dealing in drugs and influencing all forms of vices in the community. It got to a point when the community had it at neck level and the elders decided to write to the authorities about their conduct and illegal activities.
A meeting was conveyed after which strategies were put in place to net him and tackle all forms of crimes in the community. This strategies paid dividend as he is today in custody and many who do not heed will become architect of their own destruction.
We hope that justice will be served in his case. We must all have common understanding that some of these people are a threat to humanity and human existence. People who don’t want to add value to their communities, are totally not interested in the spill over effects of their conduct and actions. People who are remorseless of the social upheaval of their conduct and action, they care less about the number of people who might become addicted to their illicit products or become psychotic as a result of abusing them, commit heinous crime while under the influence of illicit substances, drop out from school, develop severe health complications, fatal road accidents as a result of driving under the influence of substances etc.
All what they care about is their ill gotten wealth. Well let such people and their patrons, cronies and facilitators know that such ill gotten wealth will be of no benefit to them in this world neither in the hereafter. Justice await them in the nearest future either in this life or next. You cannot engaged in doing something causing harm to people and society and yet still you expect to have peace. That is the height of deception.
We call on all to join the bandwagon I’m the crusade on drugs and related activities. Let us close ranks to get rid of such people from our communities. There is no excuse for engaging in something that causes misery to people while using fake excuse of trying to make end meets for yourself.
The position of the agency is however very clear. We will not tire neither falter nor relent in our quest to bridle drugs from our societies. The success of our resolve however depends to a great extent on a concerted effort of all stakeholders
