Jan 17, 2025 · Sierra Leone has recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Guinea after seven suitcases containing suspected cocaine were found in an embassy vehicle. On Monday, Guinean authorities impounded a ...

2 days ago · According to global law enforcement officials, Sierra Leone and several other West African countries are major transit hubs for the trafficking of cocaine from Latin America to Europe. Record ...

Jan 19, 2025 · The cocaine trafficking scandal that has engulfed Sierra Leone has taken a dramatic turn, with Guinea declaring Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the country, Alimamy Bangura, persona non grata. The Guinean government has ordered Ambassador Bangura to leave its territory, a decision that starkly contradicts statements from Sierra Leone’s ...

5 days ago · Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 January 2025: Sierra Leone’s role in international cocaine trafficking is once again under scrutiny, after reports revealed yesterday that one of Europe’s most-wanted fugitives, has been living in Sierra Leone with the knowledge of President Bio, for about six months.

5 days ago · Last year, members of a UK-based crime group were imprisoned for trying to smuggle 1.3 tonnes of cocaine, worth 140 million pounds, into the UK from Sierra Leone. Reuters could not establish if ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Sierra Leone has recalled its ambassador to Guinea after seven suitcases of suspected cocaine were recently found in an embassy vehicle. Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio said in April 2024 that drug abuse in the country was a "national emergency."

3 days ago · Sierra Leone's information ministry said Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level protection there.

Jan 17, 2025 · Sierra Leone has recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Guinea after seven suitcases containing suspected cocaine were found in an embassy vehicle.

Jan 17, 2025 · On Monday, Guinean authorities impounded a vehicle belonging to Sierra Leone's embassy and detained its occupants on suspicion of possessing "substances suspected to be cocaine", Sierra...

6 days ago · One of Europe's most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has been living in Sierra Leone for at least six months, a spokesperson for the Dutch prosecutors' office told ...