Sierra Leone Police Burn $200,000 Worth of Kush, Other Drugs
Sorie Abubakar Sierra Leone authorities burned $200,000 worth of confiscated narcotics and drug-making chemicals on Saturday. This action comes just two weeks after President Julius Maada Bio declared drug abuse a national emergency.
The ceremony, held at the Sierra Leone Police Training Academy in Freetown, saw the destruction of cannabis, cocaine, and chemicals used to manufacture the synthetic drug kush, a prevalent threat in the West African nation. Witnessing the burning were representatives from various law enforcement agencies and a small crowd of onlookers.
“We are destroying confiscated narcotics… to avoid the likelihood of them going back to the community,” declared Mohamed Alieu, head of a police transnational organized crime unit.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency echoed this sentiment. “We are waging a war against kush to save the youths of Sierra Leone from dying of drug addiction,” stated Executive Director Andrew Jaia KaiKai.
Further emphasizing the seriousness of the issue, Joseph Lahai, director of the police’s crime services, remarked, “Our country is in a state of drug confusion and we must eradicate it to protect the future generation.”
The Sierra Leone police must stop faking this Kush wahala. They’re not pursuing the right criminals…Juldeh jalloh, admire Bio and Dawsey, Maada Bio are the importers of the Kush. Let them go after them and stop pretending to the public! The entire world is aware they’re bent on destroying the youths in Sierra Leone, most especially those in the Western and Northern parts of the country. But the world is watching and in the fullness of time, we shall get back at them InshaAllah!