By Louise Jobe
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia (DLEAG) has updated the media on their recent arrests of people found with suspected prohibited drugs.
Some students and an employee of the Gambia Prison Service were part of the people arrested.
Drug abuse is a menace in the country, especially “Kush” and Cannabis locally referred to as “Yamba”.
A 13-year-old student and a resident of Barra and a 17-year-old motorcycle owner and resident of Ginack Kajata were both arrested by the Barra DLEAG operatives at the Barra Ferry Terminal on the 26th July 2024 at around 5:50 in the evening with two (2) big bundles of suspected cannabis sativa, which was concealed in cement paper and placed inside a black backpack.
18-year-old Abdoulie Bah, a resident of Brikama and a mechanic by profession was arrested by the Barra DLEAG station in Barra on the 28th July 2024 at around 6:26 pm with three(3) big bundles of suspected cannabis sativa which was concealed in cement papers and inside a black backpack.
Muhammed Camara, a resident of Kanifing South and a student was arrested at GTSC depot on the 25th July 2024 at around 11:15 pm with 19 pieces of diamond infused gummies which is a suspected drug and concealed in yellow and green sachet respectively.
29-year-old Muhammed Bah, a resident of Bakoteh and a driver by profession and 33-year-old Sulayman Sanneh, a resident of Faraba Bantang and a prison officer by profession were arrested on the 26th July 2024 at around 11 am with 8 wraps of suspected kush and some quantities of suspected cannabis sativa which was concealed in white paper, transparent nylon bag and multi color bag respectively.
19-year-old Madi Koroma, a national of Sierra Leone and a resident of Tanji, and a fisherman by profession was arrested by the Brusubi DLEAG station at Tanji beach side on the 28th July 2024 at around 5:09 pm with 8 wraps of suspected cannabis sativa which was concealed in white papers.
19-year-old Babucarr Manneh, a resident of Brufut and a fisherman by profession was arrested by Brusubi DLEAG station at Tanji beach side on the 28th July 2024 at around 5:30 pm with 17 wraps of suspected cannabis sativa which was concealed in transparent nylon bag.
18-year-old Momodou Kah, a Senegalese residing in Ndrammeh Escalle and a herdsman was arrested by the Barra DLEAG station at the outskirts of Ginack on the 28th July 2024 at around 7:03 with some plantain of suspected cannabis sativa which was concealed in multi color nylon bag and inside an ash color bagpack respectively.
