By: Dawda M. Jallow
A Tunisian national, Yassin Muhammad has been remanded at the Mile II Central Prison by the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court pending the determination of his bail application at the High Court in Banjul.
Muhammad is facing a charge of possession of prohibited drugs for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 43 (1) (a) of the Drug Control Act 2003, Laws of The Gambia.
The charge was filed by Superintendent M.S. Camara, who appeared on behalf of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG).
According to court records, the alleged offence occurred on 11 January 2026 in Manjai, within the Kanifing Municipality and other places in The Gambia within the jurisdiction of the court. Prosecutors alleged that the accused was found in possession of two grams of cocaine, a prohibited drug.
When the charge was read to him in English, which he said he understood, the accused denied the allegation, stating: “I deny the charges against me; it is not true.”
At that stage, Superintendent Camara applied for an adjournment to enable the prosecution to secure its first witness for the next hearing.
In her ruling, the presiding magistrate noted that the offence charged falls outside the court’s jurisdiction to grant bail.
She therefore ordered that the accused be remanded at Mile II Central Prison pending the hearing of his bail application at the High Court.
The case was adjourned to Thursday 12th March 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
