Gambia police seize 2.5 tonnes of cocaine worth $1 billion, arrest 12 - Rest of World - World - The Times of India: "Gambian police seized 2.5 tonnes of cocaine bound for Europe and arrested a dozen suspected traffickers after a joint investigation with British detectives, a security source said on Tuesday.
West Africa has become a major transit point for Latin American narcotics as smugglers take advantage of generally weak surveillance in the vast region.
The cocaine, which has an estimated street value of around $1 billion, was found over the weekend hidden in a warehouse outside Gambia's capital Banjul, the source told Reuters.
He said a cache of guns and money was also seized. Gambian authorities began making arrests related to the case in mid-May and subsequently invited Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency to help, the source said."
West Africa has become a major transit point for Latin American narcotics as smugglers take advantage of generally weak surveillance in the vast region.
The cocaine, which has an estimated street value of around $1 billion, was found over the weekend hidden in a warehouse outside Gambia's capital Banjul, the source told Reuters.
He said a cache of guns and money was also seized. Gambian authorities began making arrests related to the case in mid-May and subsequently invited Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency to help, the source said."
