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concort
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 Posted - 08 Jun 2010 : 18:46:31
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/world/africa/10268510.stm?SThisFB
This story has not been reported by the local newspapers in The Gambia. So, I'm not sure if this is true. If this turns out to be true, I pray that every body who has a hand in this high profile case, be brought to justice.
Cocaine worth $1bn seized in The Gambia
08 June 10 16:11 GMT
At least two tonnes of cocaine with a street value of some $1bn has been seized in The Gambia, bound for Europe.
In addition to the huge haul of drugs, the Gambian authorities have arrested a dozen suspected traffickers, and seized large quantities of cash and arms.
Gambian investigators made the first arrests then called in British agents to gather forensic evidence.
West Africa has become a major transit hub for trafficking Latin American drugs to markets in Europe.
Drugs cartels are taking advantage of the region's poverty and weak security and judicial systems.
Agents from the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency - the rough equivalent of the US FBI - helped discover the haul of highly concentrated cocaine behind a false wall in a warehouse basement an hour's drive from the Gambian capital, Banjul.
Numerous revealing computer records were also found.
One investigator closely involved told the BBC: "We're excited about this one - we've got all the elements here."
The BBC's Mark Doyle in Banjul says some of the Gambian officers involved in the bust are clearly pleased, if saying nothing in public for now.
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As Salamu Alaikum Waramatullah Wabarakatu |
Edited by - concort on 08 Jun 2010 19:32:27 |
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jambo
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Posted - 08 Jun 2010 : 19:43:13
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try this link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10268510.stm
i will be following this with interest, Gambia does not want this kind of import?!?.
i too hope it is dealt with swiftly, it owuld be too easy to ignore things and accept the money, but the short/long terms consequences can be seen in other countries where drugs have taken a hold.
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Moe
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Posted - 08 Jun 2010 : 19:47:30
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This one will blow your mind ,just wait and see who the parties involved are and how easily it is to get caught up in a bad situation. They say your so called best friends are your worst Enemies...............................................Peace
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I am Jebel Musa better yet rock of Gibraltar,either or,still a stronghold and a Pillar commanding direction
The GPU wants Me Hunted Down for what I don't know ..... |
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concort
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 12:32:05
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Am not surprised that, Drug cartels are taking advantage of the region's poverty and weak security and judicial systems to smuggle drugs via the Gambia.   |
There is no god but Allah |
Edited by - LEMON TIME on 09 Jun 2010 12:33:28 |
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 12:48:49
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Moe In March, Gambian President Yayha Jammeh said there would be "zero tolerance" for drug-trafficking after 11 senior officials were arrested as part of a probe linked to drugs.
"I have zero tolerance for criminals. I have double zero tolerance for drugs," Jammeh told state radio
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 13:01:42
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Stern warning
Meanwhile,Benedict Jammeh, the executive director of the National Drug Enforcement Agency has warned that any NDEA officer found dealing in drugs will be fired. He also warned the people to restrain from the use of drugs or else they will face the full force of the law when found in possession of any illicit drug. He finally commended the NDEA for carrying out the whole operation successfully.
Copied from The Gambia daily news.
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jambo
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 14:37:30
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Lets get real here, without help from some well placed administration/officials, $1bn worth of drugs would be hard to get through.
People have some knowledge, but I am interested to see how high up the ladder it goes and how it got to gambia,
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jambo
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 15:15:56
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i just had a look at the daily observor page, what a rough lot they look beaten up.
Can you imagine if this had happened during the festival in kanili hmm, wonder if thats how they got in. Posing as delegates.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 18:22:50
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I do not wish to decry the work of the Gambian drug agency,BUT reading the report from the DO,(if its accurate and not a victim of journalistic licence !) the whole operation to get to the Mr. Bigs of this drug affair appears to have been very well handled,I think that foreign advisors had a hand in making the operation so successful,proof ? evidence? none.
Perhaps a hint here in the BBC report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/world/africa/10268510.stm?SThisFB
Snippet:"Agents from the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency - the rough equivalent of the US FBI - helped discover the haul of highly concentrated cocaine behind a false wall in a warehouse basement an hour's drive from the Gambian capital, Banjul."
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Moe
USA
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 19:29:38
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| Lemon Time, I knew Jesus and company were history the last time Jammeh visited the Jails in Gambia. Everyone he spoke to at Mile two prison was incarcerated for Marijuana possession ,Jammeh was so mad that he even released almost all of the ones charged with Marijuana. Then he turned and asked why all the drug cases are Marijuana related if the police were really doing their jobs especially the drug squad. He inquired why the only drugs prosecuted in Gambia were Marijuana related offences. I knew Jesus was up for grabs at that point, This is what the drug squad does in terms of their raids ,They walk around neighborhoods nowadays looking for "Campekai" hangout spots. They already have an idea that most of the guys who drink attaya in camps smoke weed, If they find any weed or Kara,the first option is to ask your parents to come up with atleast 1500 dalasis so they can let you go or once you step into any Gambian Police station and the S.O knows the price automatically doubles. Cleaning the Gambian police service in my option means firing every single S.O in every single police station in Gambia. The police know how to make money nowadays and don't have to do much except trample on the rights of citizens. It's funny that in Gambia a police officer does not have to have cause to stop and search an individual. They don't need an absolute reason to search anyone, They play the profiling game, if you have dreadlocks with a dirty hat plus dirty pants=search if you come across them. It has become a norm nowadays, the patrols are over 16 to maybe 20 people walking the streets either in Pickups or by foot. This has nothing to do with the government ,these individuals are using their authority to break the very laws they are supposed to protect. Go to any police station from Banjul to Brikama, everyday a few people will be brought in and by morning, they would have all worked something out before it makes it to the docks. I especially loved their presence since it was an assurance of safety but what they have evolved into is totally unacceptable. The last interview I heard on freedom,some dude was saying that he had the biggest problems driving in Gambia and every time they would ask for his keys or for him to bribe them . That is very true and it has come to an extent that they have a police stop on Kairaba Avenue, Kanifing, Fajara, I mean unnecessary delay of traffic every where because some fool decided to check for drivers licences ,insurance and registration. The fact is in order to check for the above there has to be a moving violation or reasonable reason to ask such questions.I can understand expired tags which is visible but trust me they will find any and every reason to either get a couple of 100 dalasis from you. If Gambian children can get away with bribing the police which is an acceptable norm ,I wonder what the pay off for Cocaine Is.............................................................Peace |
I am Jebel Musa better yet rock of Gibraltar,either or,still a stronghold and a Pillar commanding direction
The GPU wants Me Hunted Down for what I don't know ..... |
Edited by - Moe on 09 Jun 2010 19:42:21 |
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 20:14:09
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| well said Moe,i could not have said it better. |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 22:13:26
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In a country where drug is made so abundantly available for trade, the whole government is due for graceful surrender of power. That government has failed to protect public welfare at basic level. A failed government has no moral ground to stay on.
Go away AFPRC, go! Go away Yaya Jammeh, go!
The reason why this APRC government is not safe for Gambia relates to how drug and crime co-exist. Knowing that so much drug is available in Gambia, deadly bandits will make Gambia a home. They will shoot one and other. They will shoot innocent people.
Take the case of recent attempts to trap Jamaican drug baron. Lot of people died in the process. We don't want that happening in Gambia.
When allowed to stay on any further, it is that type of unsafe situation that Yaya Jammeh and AFPRC will exert on Gambians. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 22:25:06
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OK, who would you put in place of the existing government and president? You use very many words, but you have never suggested an alternative administration.
I am sure you are not just stirring the pot,but it does look that way.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 22:27:14
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"dreadlocks with a dirty hat plus dirty pants=search"
sounds reasonable to me MOE.
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Originally posted by Moe
Lemon Time, I knew Jesus and company were history the last time Jammeh visited the Jails in Gambia. Everyone he spoke to at Mile two prison was incarcerated for Marijuana possession ,Jammeh was so mad that he even released almost all of the ones charged with Marijuana. Then he turned and asked why all the drug cases are Marijuana related if the police were really doing their jobs especially the drug squad. He inquired why the only drugs prosecuted in Gambia were Marijuana related offences. I knew Jesus was up for grabs at that point, This is what the drug squad does in terms of their raids ,They walk around neighborhoods nowadays looking for "Campekai" hangout spots. They already have an idea that most of the guys who drink attaya in camps smoke weed, If they find any weed or Kara,the first option is to ask your parents to come up with atleast 1500 dalasis so they can let you go or once you step into any Gambian Police station and the S.O knows the price automatically doubles. Cleaning the Gambian police service in my option means firing every single S.O in every single police station in Gambia. The police know how to make money nowadays and don't have to do much except trample on the rights of citizens. It's funny that in Gambia a police officer does not have to have cause to stop and search an individual. They don't need an absolute reason to search anyone, They play the profiling game, if you have dreadlocks with a dirty hat plus dirty pants=search if you come across them. It has become a norm nowadays, the patrols are over 16 to maybe 20 people walking the streets either in Pickups or by foot. This has nothing to do with the government ,these individuals are using their authority to break the very laws they are supposed to protect. Go to any police station from Banjul to Brikama, everyday a few people will be brought in and by morning, they would have all worked something out before it makes it to the docks. I especially loved their presence since it was an assurance of safety but what they have evolved into is totally unacceptable. The last interview I heard on freedom,some dude was saying that he had the biggest problems driving in Gambia and every time they would ask for his keys or for him to bribe them . That is very true and it has come to an extent that they have a police stop on Kairaba Avenue, Kanifing, Fajara, I mean unnecessary delay of traffic every where because some fool decided to check for drivers licences ,insurance and registration. The fact is in order to check for the above there has to be a moving violation or reasonable reason to ask such questions.I can understand expired tags which is visible but trust me they will find any and every reason to either get a couple of 100 dalasis from you. If Gambian children can get away with bribing the police which is an acceptable norm ,I wonder what the pay off for Cocaine Is.............................................................Peace
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Jun 2010 : 22:50:44
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Toubab1020,
It is not ME to decide who rules Gambia safely and decently. But I will not surrender my rights to challenge a situation of looming perils the nation is set on plunging.
Drugs and crime are close matches. With so much drugs in Gambia, it is sensible to expect a surge in crime and other socially unstable events.
Where lies so many words in that? |
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