The Drug Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed arresting Lamin Touray who goes by the street name Mosquito.
Mr Touray has been detained after seven bags containing 65 big bundles of cannabis were allegedly seized from him on July 1 at Sukuta.
“He loaded the drugs from Cassamance and distrusted some before his interception, pursuit and arrest. Lamin is one of the most notorious cannabis transporters in the Gambia given the huge quantity with which he is always arrested. He has strong links with cannabis farmers and rebels in Cassamance.
During questioning, Lamin touray claimed that he is transporting the drug in order to make some money and pay his lawyer in the ongoing drug case. He was to be paid D25,000.00 for his transportation service,” the DLEAG said.
According to DLEAG, Mr Touray has been involved in multiple drug cases in the past that his ‘criminal’ record revealed that he was on 4th August 2016 arrested with 65 bundles (56KG 380G) of cannabis at Kotu on board his vehicle while transporting and distributing.
“Subsequently, he was charged before kanifing magistrates Court. At the end of the trial, he was acquitted and discharged,” DLEAG said.
The agency said elsewhere about him: “On 27th June 2018, he was arrested with 34 BUNDLES (37KG 20G) in his house and 126 BUNDLES (123KG 20G) in his vehicle (BJL 1068 J) at his residence in Brikama. He was accordingly charged before the Brikama Magistrates Court but acquitted and discharged by Magistrate PETER NCHE on untenable grounds and his vehicle in which substantial quantity of cannabis was recovered was returned to him by the same court. AG Chambers is currently appealing the case. Meanwhile, on 11th September 2020, a minor Alieu saine (Mosquito’s In-Law) and Fanding Bajong (Prison Officer) were arrested onboard the same vehicle (BJL 1068 J) with 5 big bundles of Cannabis at Brusubi while on distribution. They are currently standing trial
“0n 2nd February 2020, he was arrested with 45 BUNDLES (37KG 640G) and 6 STONES (38G 400MG) at Sukuta while transporting and later charged before the Brikama Magistrates Court. This case is currently proceeding.
“It is however interesting that while Lamin Touray accrued to himself all these criminal records, he will only spend short time in remand and will succeed in securing bail from the high court come back to society and continues trafficking cannabis.
“It is worth noting that the arrest of Alieu Saine (minor) and Fanding Bojang confirms that Lamin Touray is introducing and using other people including minors and security officers in his drug trafficking enterprise.”
