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An elderly woman in Makeni, identified as Ya Kadiatu Barrie of Lawyer Street has been apprehended with alleged possession of illegal drugs.
Law enforcement sources confirmed that a search of Barrie’s residence uncovered 25 wraps of the synthetic drug kush and 55 tablets of tramadol. Authorities allege the substances were intended for sale to young people in the area.
Police emphasized that the discovery was part of an ongoing operation to curb the spread of narcotic substances in Makeni and across Sierra Leone.
The case will be pursued in accordance with the law as authorities continue their crackdown on drug distribution networks fueling youth addiction.
Ya Kadiatu Barrie is expected to be formally charged in court on Thursday.
The arrest comes on the heels of a strong judicial action in Kambia District, where a 30-year-old woman, Mary Conteh, was recently sentenced to 36 months in prison for possessing harmful substances.
Conteh, of Elizabeth Street, Waterloo, was arrested by the Kambia Police Division’s Operations Team on October 13, 2025, at the Kambia District Central Lorry Park. She was apprehended with seven wrapped parcels containing illegal substances.
Magistrate Joseph Toby handed down the three-year sentence on October 22, 2025, as part of national efforts to clamp down on the distribution of harmful substances. The ruling has been commended by local stakeholders as a strong deterrent to others involved in similar activities.
Drugs had been long time fullahs hustle, how can someone just buy and sell cola nuts became Rich than the people that plants cola nuts? Sierra Leoneans never thought about it. They just admiring how a fullah came from Guinea without a cent in his pocket and start selling cola nuts in few months ago bought a plot land and build a big house. Under the cola nuts plate on their palms full all types of drugs sell it before the police today they are the top drugs importers in Sierra Leone. It’s the same money that finance election to gain position and freedom of importing drug become rich in front of sellout Sierra Leoneans citizens that’s believe in bra bra ar dae ohh 😯. Today they hold government in their throats and feed them with your children lives while your children died like poison rats along the streets and no care about them. Drugs in the hands of foreigners protected by fool fool Sierra Leone citizens. Very sad to see, they proud of speaking the best English tribe but foolish on how to manage your country? Stop begging, foolishness and think to grow rich with your people.