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| UK High Commissioner David Morley handing over the drug testing kits to Director General of NDEA Samba Gajaja (Photo Credit: James Philips) |
David Morley,
the British High Commissioner to The Gambia, on Wednesday presided over a
donation of 200 drug testing kits to The Gambia National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency, NDEA.
The kits, handed
over to the NDEA at its headquarters at Pipeline, are intended to help the
agency with its drug detection work across the country.
The UK High
Commission also donated a specialised incinerator to the NDEA in March 2013 to
help them safely destroy
seized drugs within The Gambia.
In June 2010,
the first public manifestation of The Gambia being a major transit point for
drug cartels was the discovery
and seizure of more than two tonnes of cocaine worth over US$1 billion at
Bonto, a village in the Kombo East District, West Coast Region.
Mr Morley said on
August 14 the chemical testing kits are a donation from the UK’s Serious
Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) which has been working with the NDEA over for a
number of years.
He is confident
that the drug testing kits will help the NDEA in their attempts to locate and
destroy drugs found in The Gambia.
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| Cocaine bust, estimated to worth $1 billion, June 2010, Banjul (Photo Credit: NDEA) |
The UK and The
Gambia have shared objectives in eradicating drugs found within The Gambia,
much of which is bound for European markets, according to the diplomat.
“I know the SOCA
look forward to a continued good relationship with the NDEA and are keen to
hear about future NDEA successes,” he noted.
Drug traffickers
are said to have made the tiny West African nation of The Gambia a major
transit point for drugs destined for Europe and America due to the country’s “porous
borders” and “weak judicial system”.
A June 2, 2012
controversial report
of the Global Commission on Drug Policy argued the war on drugs has failed
globally, and suggested that the decriminalisation of narcotics like marijuana
can help weaken organised gangs.
Written by Modou S. Joof
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