The Acting Head of Media for the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), ASP Mohamed Bobson Senu, has confirmed that security forces are continuing efforts to locate and arrest alleged drug kingpin Jos Lederkers, also...
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has announced that the European Union will take tougher action against countries harbouring fugitive drug criminals, with Sierra Leone facing potential cuts to development...
Minister of Internal Affairs, Morie Lengor, has stated that he cannot confirm whether Umar Sheriff, a man alleged to be internationally wanted fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, is currently in Sierra Leone, emphasizing...
A $19 million cocaine seizure at Liberia’s Roberts International Airport has drawn intense international scrutiny toward Sierra Leone. Western diplomats and investigators suspect that a wanted European...
The Sierra Leone government is ramping up collaboration with Western allies on counter-narcotics and intelligence operations amid increasing diplomatic pressure from the European Union and heated domestic...
European Parliamentarian Malik Azmani has called on the European Commission to increase pressure on Sierra Leone to facilitate the extradition of a convicted criminal identified as Jos Leijdekkers, arguing...
The European Parliament (EP) is no longer merely accusing Sierra Leone of being a cocaine transit hub and haven for Europe's wanted fugitives. It is moving to punish. In early June 2026, the EP formally...
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...
