Nyanchoh, Lawyer Darboe is asbsolutely correct. The Government of the Gambia is only going after the drug handlers and carriers but turning a blind eye to the drug barons in their midst. No extent of hypocrisy and attempted hood-winking of Gambians and the international community by the APRC regime would prevent questions being asked. Agents of the US DEA and the British Serious Crimes and Fraud Office in the Gambia have the regime's every move being closely scrutinised. Indictments would follow. Bailo --- On Fri, 27/8/10, abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]> Subject: There must be Big Drug Barons somewhere said Ousainou Darboe To: [log in to unmask] Date: Friday, 27 August, 2010, 16:31 Subscribe Choose Category: [View All]EditorialPublic OpinionHealth InspectorArticlesWorld NewsSportIslam and the modern worldYouth PlatformMatters Of The HeartMusuloo la BantabaaMusolaa BantabaaDiscourse Archive: Select...[View all]August 2010July 2010June 2010 “There Must be Big Drug Barons somewhere” By Abdoulie Bah The Gambia must first trace the local connections of drug traffickers in order to succeed in the fight against the rising trade in illicit drugs in the country, the leader of the opposition-UDP Ousainou Darboe has said in an exclusive interview. "…why is it possible for a huge quantity of cocaine to get into this country," the lawyer cum politician quizzed referring to a major drug bust of $1b worth of cocaine in The Gambia recently. "Who is the owner of the Bonto store? Who were those responsible for the transportation and where was our security then? "It must come through the sea, air port or land frontiers. How is this possible?" he further quizzed adding that all the suspects nabbed so far are foreigners. "They must have their Gambian connections and where are they? "Because those who are just coming to the Gambia are probably the carriers, there must be the big drug barons somewhere and if we do not cut their connections this [$1b worth of cocaine impounding] is likely to be repeated." He said Gambians are no longer giving the due respect when travelling abroad because of the drug trade in the country. "Once you [a Gambian] reach the airports of other countries with a Gambian passport, you are subjected to a great deal of scrutiny," he said. "And what are we doing about it…. It is just the big talk of definitive no to drugs and corruption." He re-echoed the need to get to the roots of drug dealing in the country? ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤