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 requested the extradition of Jos Leijdekkers, a notorious drug criminal, from Sierra Leone. High-level ...

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The Netherlands has requested the extradition of Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted drug smuggler, from Sierra Leone. The Dutch ...

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 ...

The Sierra Leonean police says it has made a discovery that the individual seen in videos and photos in close proximity to ...

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

Cocaine/Kush intake has sharply increased across Sierra Leone - from urban cities into rural communities. With vulnerable youth and young girls greatly ...

The Netherlands has formally requested the extradition of convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, a notorious figure in international ...

Jos Leijdekkers as captured in a screen grab of a video taken in a church in Sierra Leone on New Year’s Eve. The government of The Netherlands through its Ministry of Justice will be making an ...

Sierra Leone's information ministry said on Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefitting from high-level protection there.