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EU Suspends €18 Million Aid to Sierra Leone Over Dutch Drug Fugitive ‘Bolle Jos’

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FREETOWN, October 1, 2026 — The European Commission has suspended its budget support to Sierra Leone over the country’s failure to arrest and extradite convicted Dutch drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, also known as “Bolle Jos”, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel has said. The suspension, first reported by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf and confirmed by [...]

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Sierra Leone Monitor · 1 Oct 2026, 12:23 pm

EU Suspends €18 Million Aid to Sierra Leone Over Dutch Drug Fugitive ‘Bolle Jos’

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