Officials of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) who were detained by the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) in connection with the “missing” fully loaded container(s) at the Port of Banjul have been released on bail and asked to report back to work, a reliable source has informed the Daily Observer.

According to the source, the GPA officials were released on condition that they report to the Agency whenever they are needed. When contacted for confirmation, the deputy director general of the Agency, Kalilou Njie confirmed the release on bail of the detained GPA officials.

It would be recalled that some GPA officials were detained for some days at the NDEA HolGam Branch in Kanifing, helping the officers in their investigations relating to the missing container(s).