Sierra Leone’s immigration chief fired after video surfaces with Europe’s most wanted drug lord – The North Africa Post

Aloushin Canet receives a gift from a drug lord for whom Europol is offering a reward of 200,000 euros for his arrest

Sierra Leone Immigration Chief Sacked Over Ties to Fugitive Drug Lord

Alusine Kanneh, Sierra Leone’s immigration czar, has been dismissed after footage surfaced of him accepting a gift from Johannes Leijdekkers, one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives. Last June, Leijdekkers was sentenced in absentia to 24 years for drug trafficking and murder in the Netherlands, his homeland. He has been in Sierra Leone since 2022, allegedly… Read More »Sierra Leone Immigration Chief Sacked Over Ties to Fugitive Drug Lord

The head of Sierra Leone's immigration department, Alusine Kanneh, was fired by President Julius Maada Bio last Friday. This happened a few hours after a video surfaced showing him receiving a gift from one of Europe's most wanted drug traffickers, Jos Leijdekkers, or “Bolle Jos”.

Sierra Leone’s immigration chief fired after video surfaces with Europe’s most wanted drug lord – The North Africa Post

Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio has fired Alusine Kanneh, the country’s head of immigration, following the publication of a video showing Kanneh with Johannes Leijdekkers, a notorious Dutch drug kingpin. The footage, which emerged on 7 March, shows Kanneh receiving a birthday gift from Leijdekkers, who is wanted across Europe for drug trafficking and […]