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Police Recover Over D300,000 in Banjul Robbery Case
Cadet ASP Modou Musa Sisawo, Deputy Spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force
By Buba Gagigo
The Gambia Police Force has announced the recovery of D70,250 and 465,000 CFA from Ousainou Jobarteh!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Alleged Access Bank Robber Arrested in Guinea-Bissau
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Buba Gagigo
The Gambia Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Ansu Jarju, a Gambian national suspected of involvement in the Access Bank robbery in Brusubi.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Fourth Prosecution Witness Testifies in British Woman’s Murder Trial
Augustine Bangura the alleged murderer of the British lady
The trial of Augustine Bangura, accused of murdering a British woman by striking her with a hammer, continued with testimony from a police!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Prosecution Witness Testifies in Senior Health Officials’ Economic Crimes Trial
Former Ministry of Health Officials at Court
Cherno Omar Barry, former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, has testified as the eleventh prosecution witness (PW11) in the ongoing!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Military Officer Testifies as Paulo Djabi & Co. Face 21 Charges for Money Laundering & Drug…
Pablo Jabbi, one of the accused
Paulo Djabi, along with his wife Nadine Ismael de Gouveira Pereira and Mamadu Neto Djabi, are facing 21 criminal charges in connection with illegal!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Cross-Examination of Drug Law Enforcement Officer Continues in Magistrate Colley and Co. Trial
Magistrate Colley at the high court
Lawyer L.K. Mboge resumed the cross-examination of Abdoulie Ceesay, an officer of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG), in the ongoing trial involving!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Former GRA Employee Charged with D19 Million Fraud
The Gambia Police have charged Fatou Secka, a former employee of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), with five counts of financial fraud amounting to nearly 19 million dalasis. The charges, filed!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Court Issues Bench Warrant for Mbemba Drammeh’s Arrest
Mbemba Drammeh, Former NPP supporter
The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Mbemba Drammeh after he failed to appear in court to answer charges of seditious!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
High Court Awards Costs to Gach Global Trading Company in Civil Suit Against Saikou Drammeh and…
Abubakar Jawara, CEO Gach Global
The High Court has awarded Gach Global Trading Company a cost of D2,500 following delays in proceedings caused by Saikou Drammeh’s lawyer, Badou S. Conteh, in a civil suit!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
First Witness Testifies in Drug-Related Case Against Magistrate Colley and Co.
Former Magistrate Colley In Court
The prosecution has presented its first witness in the trial of former Magistrate Ebrima Janko Colley, registrar Ridwan Othman, and clerk Mariama Jankey Tamba, all of the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…