Officers
of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) last Thursday discovered
eight bags of suspected cannabis at Chamen village, Illiasa District of the
North Bank Region (NBR), The Point has been reliably informed.
At
the time of gathering the report, no suspects had been arrested in connection
with the haul. A source that spoke to our reporter on condition of anonymity
said the suspected bags of cannabis where found in the bush by an individual.
Our
source further added: “No one is claiming ownership of the eight bags of
cannabis. Narcotic officers are currently investigating to unearth the suspect
(s). But I can tell you that at the moment no suspect has been identified.”
The
spokesperson of the DLEAG, Ousman Saidybah, confirmed the development to our
reporter. He said: “Upon receiving the information about the bags of cannabis,
our officers lay an ambush in the bush. Unfortunately, no one was arrested.
However, investigation into the matter continues.”
The
eight bags of cannabis, he went on, contained two hundred and five (205) big
bundles of suspected cannabis. On the method of concealment, the DLEAG PRO
said, all the 205 bundles were concealed in big white and blue sacks which were
later hidden in a valley-like place and covered with dried grasses in the bush
of Chamen village.
DLEAG,
he said, will continue its efforts in ensuring that the country is free from
cannabis and other related activities. He thus calls for the collaboration of
all stakeholders in ensuring that the agency achieves its objectives and makes
The Gambia free from drug and other illicit activities.
