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Freetown’s ‘Booking’ Scheme Resurfaces: Drivers Allege New Le50 Police Payment System
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A shadow system of payments at police checkpoints appears to have returned to Freetown, months after earlier investigations exposed the practice. This time, drivers say the collection method has changed and the new system is marked by a Le50 fee and a pen stroke on their vehicles.
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