Gambia: Drug Suspect Says Witness Only Intends to Trouble Him

Bakaray Jarju, a first accused person in an alleged conspiracy and drug possession charge against him and two others, last week said at the Sibanor Narcotics Court in Foni that Demba Jallow, who testified as second prosecution witness in the case was only attempting to put him in trouble but knows nothing about the case.

During Mr. Jarju's cross-examination of the witness, Mr. Jallow, who identified himself to the court as a narcotics officer attached at Sibanor police station, Mr. Jarju asked the witness to tell the court what was the quantity of the suspected drugs found in both vehicles, Mr. Jallow said there were five white bags in the tinted Pajero and four in the ash colored vehicle.

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