DLEAG Arrests 23 in Weeklong Anti-Drug Operation – Foroyaa Newspaper

DLEAG Arrests 23 in Weeklong Anti-Drug Operation – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Nelson Manneh The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) has arrested twenty-three people in connection with drug-related offenses within just one week. Among the suspects are twenty-two Gambians and one Senegalese national. Ousman Saidyba, Public Relations Officer of DLEAG, said the Senegalese suspect, a 20-year-old man, was arrested in Jakaoi Paima Village in the West Coast Region. He was found with 86 bundles and one parcel of c…

DLEAG’s weeklong operation nabs 23 suspects, cannabis & ecstasy seized

In its latest summary report, DLEAG revealed it registered 20 drug-related cases, with 22 Gambians and one Senegalese, a 20-year-old male arrested in Jakaoi Paima village, West Coast Region, among those nabbed. The foreign national was reportedly found in possession of 86 bundles and 1 parcel of cannabis sativa, 2 stones of hashish, and 40 ecstasy pills—suggesting a cross-border trafficking link. During the weeklong crackdown, authorities confis…