Two teenagers are among a dozen of suspects arrested with drugs, according to the Gambia’d Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG). 

Thirteen more individuals including a Senegalese man were also detained for allegedly trafficking and abusing drugs in the country. 

“Two  of the suspects are alleged child offenders (ACO). One of the ACO is a 14 years old van apprentice who was arrested at Mandinaring village with 16 wraps of suspected cannabis sativa while the other one is a 16 years old student who was taken into custody for a joint possession case involving the trafficking of five 5 bundles of suspected cannabis sativa,”DLEAG said.

Reporting by Adama Makasuba