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The dangers of drug abuse among youths

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Editor, The issue of drug abuse among youths has become so worrying that if nothing urgent is done about it our future as a nation maybe...

WEST AFRICA: Drug seizures tip of “cocaine iceberg” – UN

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned West African government ministers of the corruptive power of drug trafficking, saying...

Cocaine Case Adjourned

Friday, July 04, 2008

The trial of two Nigerian nationals, Samuel Nwaiwo and Clement Ifeany Obiorah, who were charged with possession of prohibited drugs, could not...

The dangers of drug abuse among youths

Friday, May 02, 2008

Editor, The issue of drug abuse among youths has become so worrying that if nothing urgent is done about it our future as a nation may be...

Two Nigerians charged with drug trafficking

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Two Nigerian youths were last Thursday arraigned before senior Magistrate EF M’Bai of the Brikama Magistrates charged with intending to traffic...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Drug intermediary [anonymous], “I can get you all the cocaine you need”

IRIN

Monday, March 03, 2008

This tiny impoverished nation has developed a new industry in the last few years, becoming a major transhipment point for drugs between South America...

Seven Nigerians to be tried

The Point

Thursday, January 31, 2008

All things held constant, seven Nigerian nationals should be tried for drug charges but the seven have been languishing in the remand wing of the...

Liberians Yet to Undergo Trial

The Point

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The case of two Liberian nationals, Muhammed Condeh and Ansu Dukul, is yet to go to trial barely three years after their arrest on suspicion of drug...

Six Nigerians Returned to Mile II

The Point

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Six Nigerian nationals were on Thursday of last week returned to the State Central Prison in Banjul following the absence of some of the defense...

Drug Case Yet to Go to Trial

The Point

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

The case of Ms Ilida Darboso Dacosta, who was intercepted at the Banjul International Airport on suspicion of attempting to smuggle cocaine out of...