Tuesday, 27 October, 2026, the Gambia Immigration Departmentโs (GID) Border Patrol and Migration Management Units intercepted two hundred and twenty-two (222) would-be migrants in Sanyang and Faraba in the West Coast Region.
The group comprises thirty-eight (38) Gambians, one hundred and eighty (180) Senegalese, two (2) Malians, one (1) Nigerian, and one (1) Sierra Leonean. There were one hundred and eighty-three (183) males and twenty (20) females, including thirteen (13) minors – eleven (11) boys and two (2) girls. A suspected agent is in custody assisting investigators.
The intercepted migrants are being profiled and processed at the GID Migration Centre while receiving humanitarian assistance from the Gambia Red Cross Society.
These successful joint GID operations reflect the Department’s commitment to strengthening its border control and disrupting irregular migration activities.