The Gambia intercepts 222 migrants, including 180 Senegalese
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
The Gambia Immigration Department intercepted 222 people seeking to migrate irregularly in Sanyang and Faraba, including 180 Senegalese, 38 Gambians and four nationals of other countries. They included 20 women and 13 minors; a man suspected of being a smuggler was taken into custody, according to the department’s statement.
The Gambia Immigration Department intercepted 222 people seeking to migrate irregularly in Sanyang and Faraba, in the West Coast Region, on Tuesday 27 October. The group included 180 Senegalese, 38 Gambians, two Malians, one Nigerian and one Sierra Leonean, according to a statement from the Gambian authorities carried by Seneweb.
Among those intercepted were 20 women and 13 minors, including 11 boys and two girls. A man suspected of acting as a facilitator was taken into custody for investigation.
The operation comes three days after another interception in The Gambia, in which 184 suspected migrants were arrested and four suspects detained on 24 October. On 27 October, the authorities also intercepted 86 people seeking to leave, including 78 Senegalese, according to previous interception reports.
