Ebrima Makalo, a Gambian national holding a Spanish residential permit, has been arrested with 131 pellets of suspected cocaine at the Banjul International Airport en route to Barcelona, Spain.

“Ebrima Makalo was arrested at the boarding gate of Veuling flight en route to Barcelona, Spain. The said incident happened on Saturday 22nd June 2024 and the drugs were concealed in his boxer [shorts].

“The arrest is part of series of interdiction effected by operatives as DLEAG alongside other security apparatus stationed at the airport intensify security measures aimed at ensuring that the airport remains a hostile territory for illicit drug traffickers and their patrons,” DLEAG said.

Reporting by Adama Makasuba