The arrest comes amid a scandal over the alleged sighting of a convicted Dutch drug lord in Sierra Leone. Jos Leijdekkers, ...

Dutch RTL Nieuws journalist Sophie van Leeuwen was arrested near Freetown in Sierra Leone on Thursday. She was released from ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The MRCG also called on the Sierra Leone Police to address the issue amicably as soon as possible and ensure the journalist and his family’s safety. “The hard-fought battle to repeal the criminal ...

The Netherlands has requested Sierra Leone extradite Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted cocaine smuggler, who is reportedly hiding there. Despite the lack of a formal treaty, Sierra Leone is investigating ...

Dutch police have described Leijdekkers as "one of the key players ... West Africa is a major transit point for the trafficking of cocaine from Latin America. On 17 January, Sierra Leone recalled its ...