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Joint Security Destroys US$300 Million Drug Consignment in Major Anti-Narcotics Operation
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Sierra Leone’s security and law-enforcement agencies have destroyed a large consignment of narcotic and pharmaceutical drugs reportedly valued at more than US$300 million on the illicit market. The destruction exercise took place on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at the headquarters of the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) in Hastings, outside Freetown. The joint operation brought [...] The post Joint Security Destroys US$300 Million Drug Consignment in Major Anti-Narcotics Operation first appeared on The Calabash Newspaper.
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