In 2019, a boat was reportedly intercepted around Lamin Lodge with quantities of cocaine. The Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG) said the boat was intercepted while attempting to smuggle cocaine. One Peter, a European, was arrested in connection with the development. He was later taken to DLEAG Headquarters in Pipeline[Read More…]
Justice
Majority Of Over 40 Convicted Of Drugs Offences Gambian Youth
More than forty people, majority of them Gambian youth, have been convicted of the ‘offences’ of being found in possession of Cannabis and other prohibited drugs for various purposes. The anti-narcotics agency took 49 drugs matters to the various courts across the country but five people have been absolved of[Read More…]
Gambia: Fatou Bensouda – ‘I Didn’t Know What Was Happening Under Jammeh’
By Thierry Cruvellier For the first time ever, former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda talks about the time when she served under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh in the Gambia. She claims she knew nothing of the serious human rights violations that were committed while she held top posts in the[Read More…]
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