Today’s Africa Confidential online publication, dated 7 February 2025, has a screaming headline: “President Bio Keeps Cocaine ...

Sierra Leone has launched a manhunt for the Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, also known as Bolle Jos. The police asked locals ...

The Dutch authorities on the heels of the fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, wanted for drug smuggling and other crimes in Europe have ...

Jos Leijdekkers -- also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" -- is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.

The government of The Netherlands through its Ministry of Justice will be making an extradition request to the Sierra Leonean ...

The Netherlands and Sierra Leone are investigating reports that the Dutch cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is living in the West African nation. #EuropeNews ...

The public prosecution office has confirmed that the Netherlands’ most wanted drugs criminal Jos Leijdekkers, aka Bolle Jos ...

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone says he does not know who Jos Leijdekkers is. The Dutch criminal known as Bolle ...

Sierra Leone’s government is under intense pressure following allegations that Jos Leijdekkers, one of Europe’s most wanted drug lords, ...

On 24 January, Reuters broke a story that sent shockwaves globally. Although many Sierra Leoneans had long known or suspected that Jos ...

One of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge and high-level protection in Sierra Leone, according to three sources with direct knowledge of ...