Taking cognisance of the importance of international cooperation and partnership in tackling drug trafficking and related organised crimes, the agency can boast of a cordial working relationship with The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), The Drug Unit at the ECOWAS Commission, the Drug Unit at the African Union Commission, the United States Embassy in the Gambia, The United Kingdom (UK) Embassy in the Gambia, the European Union, the Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCA) of the UK, International Police (Interpol).
Since the enactment of the Drug Control Act (DCA) in 2003, the Act remains the only legal instrument guiding the fight against drug abuse and trafficking. All management and operational activities and mandates are derived from the Act.
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) was established in the year 2005. Prior to the establishment of the Agency as an autonomous body, the policing of drugs and related activities was done by a unit in The Gambia Police Force Known as the ‘Drug Squad’.
The first ever legal framework against drug trafficking and abuse in The Gambia was passed as an Act of Parliament in the year 1993. This Act was repealed by the Drug Control Decree 1996. The Drug Control Degree was also repealed and replaced in 2003 by the National Drug Control Council Act (NDCC).
