Editorial

The maintenance of a stable nation that is capable of restraining people from venturing into anti-social vices like drug abuse and criminality, which can eventually push them to delinquency, is fundamental. It is against this backdrop that ‘Operation Bulldozer’ was born. The team is presently making headlines with news of mass arrests and seizure of illicit drugs particularly in the upper part of the country where the Operation began its onslaught against criminals and illicit drug peddlers.

The launching of the Operation is both timely and fundamental. We all know that drugs and crime are not socially friendly. Drug abuse of any kind can cause havoc and malfunction in the development process of our beloved country. It can lure our country’s youth into activities that would only lead to self-destruction, and this would have adverse effects on the nation at large.

We have also seen how some criminal activities like drug trafficking impacted negatively on some renowned narcotic states. Drugs and criminality are interrelated and so it is imperative to say that an active drug trafficking state is always a haven for criminals and criminal activities. This is why President Jammeh always emphasise that where there is drug trafficking, there are always threats to peace and tranquility.

Gambia is well appreciated for being a country of peace and love in the eyes of the rest of the world. We should therefore jealously safeguard this image and never allow criminals to jeopadise the progress of our development process.

To this end we applaud ‘Operation Bulldozer’ for the initial successes and as well call on every genuine Gambian to be involved in the fight against drug trafficking and criminality, for the interest of the present and future generations. This will in turn instill good behaviour and maximum discipline in the country, where our ethical and social norms and values will be respected and observed.