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The Gambia's drug agency reports four tonnes of cannabis seized

The director general of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency reported 1,219 people arrested in 1,208 drug cases in 2024, 1,014 of them Gambians. The agency seized 1.9 tonnes of cannabis sativa and 2.2 tonnes from plantations; cannabis made up 54.7% of all seizures.

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Gambians lead in drug abuse cases, says DLEAG DG (27 June 2025). The Point.

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Gambia.13.45, -15.40

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