The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia (DLEAG) has released its weekly summary report detailing activities from January 31 to February 6, 2025. The report highlights the agency’s ongoing efforts in supply suppression.
During this period, DLEAG apprehended twenty-eight (28) individuals in connection with twenty-six (26) drug-related cases. Among those arrested, twenty-three (23) were Gambians, four (4) were from Sierra Leone, and one (1) was a Senegalese national. The Senegalese individual was reportedly detained at the Amdalai Border Post while in possession of two hundred and sixty-four (264) pills of ecstasy.
In separate incidents, two Sierra Leonean nationals were arrested in Kotu with varying quantities of kush. Another individual from Sierra Leone was apprehended at Mariama Kunda with thirty-three (33) small plastic bags of kush, and the fourth was detained in Brikama with sixty-two (62) wraps of cannabis sativa.
The report also detailed the total quantities of drugs confiscated during the week, which include Cannabis sativa: 21 bundles, 29 parcels, 502 wraps, and additional quantities; Cannabis resin (hashish): 64 pieces, Kush: 43 pieces and some quantities, Ecstasy: 129,073 pills.
DLEAG says it will continue to focus on combating drug trafficking and enhancing public safety through its enforcement initiatives.
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) also reported a significant update on its prosecution activities during the recent reporting period.
A total of eleven (11) new cases have been filed at various Magistrate Courts across the country. Of these, ten (10) cases pertain to drug possession, in violation of section 35 of the Drug Control Act (DCA) 2003, while one (1) case involves drug trafficking, contravening section 43 of the same act.
Regarding case resolution, DLEAG announced they successfully prosecuted nine (9) cases during the period. The breakdown of these prosecutions is as follows: One (1) case at Banjul Magistrate Court, One (1) case at Brikama Magistrate Court, Four (4) cases at Bundung Magistrate Court, One (1) case at Essau Magistrate Court and Two (2) cases at Mansa Konko/Essau Magistrate Court.
The agency secured convictions in seven (7) of these cases and two (2) acquittals.
In addition to enforcement, DLEAG adds that it is actively engaged in drug demand reduction initiatives and has conducted preventive programs, including radio talk shows and school sensitization activities. Recent radio talk shows were aired on GRTS Radio on Thursdays, Islamic Al-Falaq on Saturdays, and Soma Community Radio on Sundays.
Furthermore, DLEAG’s North Bank Regional Command collaborated with The Gambia Police Force at the Farafenni Police Station to organize a school outreach program at Farafenni Senior Secondary School.
These efforts, the agency says, reflect DLEAG’s commitment to not only combat drug trafficking and possession but also to educate the community on the dangers of drug abuse.
