Just read an update on the recent drug bursts involving Awa Loum Faal and another one involving Wakka Jagne. For a moment I thought at least someone is working under Yaya's Government. The drug squad had made a considerable success in nabbing big drug traffickers but my concern is that how come these people never get punished? I dont have anything against anybody but I just feel some people are really above the law in Gambia. Visit Mile 2 or Jeshwang prisons and all the inmates are either petty thieves "tafu-kat" who maybe tried to get away with something to feed their families, youngesters caught smoking "jamba", cattle theft and lots of other minor offences. I am not saying they should go unpunished but I believe if they are everybody else should. I have come to the conclusion that if you want to commit a crime in Gambia, first make sure you are well known and make it BIG. Dont steal small items or do petty drug deals. Make it so big the serious crime unit is involved. Then and only then will you gain their respect and you will go scot free because for starters they want to set up an enquiry which never yields results. It is not unusal to hear that so and so is being investigated for fraud involving millions of dalasis stolen from their departments but I am yet to hear that they've been sentenced or that they are serving time. Gambia's problems are far from over and until we learn to treat all our people as the same our troubles will be with us for a while. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------