Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) arrested eleven suspects with suspected cannabis at venues across the country between 13 and 15 July 2022.[1][2]
Serving Gambia Armed Forces member Seedy Camara was arrested at Busumbala on 13 July around 19:10 with two bundles and ten parcels of suspected cannabis sativa.[1][2] Agency spokesperson Ousman Saidybah said Camara was in custody pending handover to the Military Police under armed-forces rules, after which he would be handed back to DLEAG for prosecution.[1][2]
In a separate development, 27-year-old Sheikh Omar Hydara was arrested at Brufut on 15 July with three big bundles, three parcels and further quantities he said he got from a friend in Casamance.[1][2] Hydara jumped from a window of an uncompleted building to evade arrest; scans showed no fracture and he was put on bail with his prescription medication procured.[1][2]
Officers also apprehended 18-year-old Samba Cham with one parcel at Busumbala on 14 July, and Cham together with Babucarr Drammeh, Basiru Fatty, Dembo Marong and Musa Baldeh with thirteen parcels the same evening.[1][2] Sheikh Susso was taken at Tallinding with three wraps, Sierra Leonean Sheka Bangura at Latrikunda German with two parcels and a wrap, and 19-year-old Modou Salieu Bah of Old Jeshwang with one and a half parcels.[1][2]
