DLEAG operatives stationed in the Lower River Region took into custody a Senegalese national attempting to smuggle suspected cannabis sativa from Cassamance to Dakar through The Gambia.
23 years old Abdou Jobe of kaolack, Senegal was clutched at Yelli Tenda check point in the Lower River Region (LRR) with three (3) big bundles of suspected cannabis sativa on the 18 Match 2022 around 15:15 hours GMT onwards.
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) on Thursday 17th March 2022 organized a day long capacity building/drug awareness sensitization workshop for the players and coaching staff of Dolphin Stars Football Club (FC). Held at the NaNa conference hall, the workshop aims at building their capacity as well as widen their understanding on evidenced based preventive drug demand reduction initiatives and other issues related to the dealing, trafficking and abuse of controlled and prohibited drugs.
Zakaria Sanyang, a 21 years old Student and a resident of Sinchu was apprehended by DLEAG’s Banjul Field Office with twenty eight (28) parcels, three (3) wraps and some quantities of suspected cannabis sativa. The said incident happened on the 10 March 2022 around 23:00 hours GMT onwards at Sinchu.
20 years old Modou Jarju, a driver by occupation was clutched by DLEAG’s Mandinaba Field Office with three (3) big bundles of suspected cannabis sativa. He was onboard a commercial vehicle with registration number WCR 7750 B heading towards Brikama from Foni.
Two Senegalese engaged in illicit drug trafficking ran out of luck when they were clutched by DLEAG operatives at Yelli Tenda checkpoint in the Lower River Region. The duo were found in possession of two separate suit cases filled with suspected cannabis sativa that were wrapped with brown papers and concealed in plastic papers.
The Director General (DG) of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) Alhaji Bakary Gassama stated that Illicit drug trafficking and related activities including transnational organize crime is a persisting phenomenon threatening global peace, stability and socio-economic development. He made this statement at the opening session of a daylong session on drug awareness at the University of The Gambia (UTG) students’ week in Tendaba, Lower River Region.
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