A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of young Gambian man Kunta Ceesay, who was stabbed to death in the UK last year. Shakawan Siddiqi, 32, was jailed on Friday, 11 July at Bristol Crown Court after being found guilty of killing 25-year-old Ceesay during[Read More…]
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Gambian Man Arrested In UK Over £3M Human Trafficking & Money Laundering Ring
A Gambian national has been arrested in the United Kingdom on Tuesday in a major crackdown on a multi-million-pound human trafficking and money laundering network. The early-morning operation, dubbed Operation Bayburn, was launched after months of undercover investigation by UK authorities, triggered by the discovery of a doctored passport at[Read More…]
UK Donates Patrol Boats To Boost Gambia’s Maritime Security
The Gambia Navy received a major boost to its maritime patrol capabilities on Thursday with the official handover of two high-speed interceptor boats from the United Kingdom. At a ceremony held at the Naval Command headquarters in Banjul, British High Commissioner Harriet King presented the PAC 22 Rigid Hulled Inflatable[Read More…]