DLEA  Agents at Amdalai Arrest Senegalese National with Ecstasy Pills

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By Nelson Manneh

Operatives of the Drugs Law Enforcement Agency-The Gambia (DLEAG) stationed at the Amdalai village border post in the North Bank Region, have intercepted a Senegalese national who hid three hundred and three (303) pills of ecstasy (Gaw-Gaw), a local illicit drug, in his underwear.

Ousman Saidybah, the Public Relations Officer of DLEAG, said Ibrahim Cissokho, a 31-year-old Senegalese national who is said to be a driver by occupation and resident of Dakar, allegedly wrapped the said illegal drugs in a transparent nylon bag and placed it in his underwear. He said the suspect was taken into custody while operatives further probed into the matter.

“We use this opportunity to call on the public to remain alert and vigilant, and to report suspicious drugs and criminal related activities to law enforcement entities,” he said. The DLEAG spokesperson said the safety, security and development o