Sierra Leone’s access to €325 million in European Union (EU) development aid is under threat as the Dutch government escalates its efforts to force the extradition of convicted drug kingpin Jos Leijdekkers,...
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, David Moinina Sengeh, has rejected allegations that the country is a “drug state,” describing such claims as unfair and influenced by external narratives. Speaking...
The All People’s Congress (APC) Parliamentary Whip, Abdul Kargbo, has strongly criticised Chief Minister David Sengeh over recent comments regarding Sierra Leone’s growing drug epidemic, accusing him...
A Dutch media investigation has disclosed that authorities in the Netherlands came close on two separate occasions to arrest alleged international cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, popularly known as...
Fatima Bio has denied knowing alleged Dutch drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers after criticism emerged over a video reportedly showing him attending a church service alongside Sierra Leone’s first family. According...
The Dutch government has intensified pressure on Sierra Leone to extradite convicted cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, known as “Bolle Jos,” with the Netherlands’ Minister of Justice and Security...
Spain’s Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, on Friday, May 8, 2026, reportedly confirmed that investigators have linked a record-breaking cocaine shipment intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean to...
Dutch drugs baron “Bolle Jos” is suspected of being behind a record shipment of more than 40 tonnes of cocaine that was intercepted by Spanish police off the coast of Africa. Members of the Guardia...
Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh is in the Netherlands, engaging key stakeholders across the humanitarian sector, private industry, and governance institutions to deepen partnerships that support Sierra...
A major drug trafficking trial has commenced in Belgium, where 22 suspects—including notorious Dutch gangster Jos Leijdekkers—are accused of orchestrating the importation of over 11 tonnes of cocaine...
