Concerned Sierra Leoneans accuse international institutions of failing to confront alleged drug-trafficking networks, while EU aid suspension intensifies pressure on Freetown FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — President Julius Maada Bio’s government is facing mounting international scrutiny over Sierra Leone’s alleged role as a transit point for large-scale cocaine trafficking, with renewed demands for accountability following reports […]
Sierra Leone is said to have become a quasi-narco-state, under the control of Jos Leijdekkers, a Dutch smuggler who is now part of the family of President Julius Maada Bio.