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

Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency over a psychoactive drug made from human bones. The country has witnessed a sharp spike in abuse of the drug, kush, forcing police officers to guard ...

The MRCG also called on the Sierra Leone Police to address the issue amicably as soon as ... While we demand more tolerance of media criticism from public officers, we also urge the media to uphold ...

Jos Leijdekkers as captured in a screen grab of a video taken in a church in Sierra Leone on New Year’s Eve. The Sierra Leonean police says it has made a discovery that the individual seen in videos ...

In coordination with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the U.K. also provided officers and funds for training and administration of the Sierra Leone Police, including the secondment of a British ...

THE HAGUE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - One of Europe's most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has been living in Sierra Leone for ... priority of police and prosecutors to ...

Sierra Leone National Drugs Enforcement Agency officers look on as they burn narcotics ... agencies were present at the Sierra Leone Police Training Academy in the capital, Freetown, as a small ...

Dutch authorities say one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives has been living in Sierra Leone for about six months ... able to verify the footage. Dutch police have described Leijdekkers as ...

The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to Sierra Leone for convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch justice minister said on Thursday, adding that he hoped to find the ...