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Gambia destroy drugs

皇冠体育app British High Commissioner to 皇冠体育app Gambia David Morley and high commission staff this month attended a drug burning of more than 2 tonnes of seized cocaine.

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Drug burning

High Commissioner attends Gambian drug burning

皇冠体育app cocaine was seized in 2010 in a joint operation between Gambian forces and the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). 皇冠体育app cocaine was bound for Europe.

皇冠体育app UK High Commission recently donated an incinerator to the National Drugs Enforcement Agency (NDEA) to assist with their drug destruction operations. In addition to the incinerator the British High Commission also presented to the NDEA a 4X4 vehicle which will enable the NDEA to tackle the problem of drug trafficking in the hard to reach up-country regions of 皇冠体育app Gambia.

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Published 3 April 2013