What a Smokescreen! This article responds to several official videos presented by the Sierra Leonean authorities regarding drug arrests

‘Bolle Jos’ —Jos Leijdekkers—recognized as Europe’s most wanted drug kingpin and identified as Bio's son-in-law

What a smoke screen!

The International Drug Enforcement Agencies, including Interpol and Europol, possess intelligence confirming that Jos Leijdekkers—recognized as Europe’s most wanted drug kingpin and identified as Bio's son-in-law—is currently operating from Sierra Leone.

He is implicated as the principal orchestrator of drug importation activities within the country.

Ongoing investigations further indicate the involvement of several corrupt officials within the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) administration and certain elements of the security forces. It is anticipated that these individuals will soon face legal scrutiny and be placed on the wanted.

The investigative bodies have already identified a number of these compromised actors, and action against them is imminent.

Instead of going after the drug kingpin.

The authorities in Sierra Leone are now cracking down on news agencies and journalists in the country for highlighting the rampant drug trafficking operations conducted by organized syndicates sheltering in the country from international drug enforcement agencies.

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Harry Leijdekkers, Brother of the Netherlands Fugitive Drug Kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, Re-arrested in Türkiye

According to Dutch and Belgian publications, the brother of fugitive drug lord Jos Leijdekkers, 'Bolle Jos,' identified as Harry Leijdekkers, 49, was re-arrested in Turkey in May 2025, suspected of money laundering linked to Bolle Jos's drug trafficking organization.

Turkish authorities released photos of Alleged Abdullah Alp Üstün and drug organized crime group member Hasan Lala, who were captured in the United Arab Emirates with Sierra Leone Diplomatic passports, according to sources.

Harry Leijdekkers was detained in Turkey following an extradition request from the Netherlands.

The older brother of the wanted cocaine trafficker, Bolle Jos Leijdekkers. Harry Leijdekkers is expected to be extradited to the Netherlands soon, according to well-informed sources. He was scheduled to serve an 18-month prison sentence for weapons possession from a 2019 conviction.

Harry was arrested in Turkey in December 2023 during a manhunt for Bolle Jos. He was unexpectedly released from custody by a judge in April. However, after an objection from the Turkish public prosecutor, he has now been recaptured while awaiting extradition to the Netherlands, according to sources from a newspaper.

The Dutch authorities have been searching for Jos Leijdekkers, also known as 'Bolle Jos,' for several years. He is believed to be under the protection of high-ranking corrupt government officials and security forces in Sierra Leone and has been photographed at official events there. Leijdekkers is considered a significant figure in the international cocaine trade and was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison for drug trafficking last year, along with members of his organization.

The West African country has become a prominent narco-state, covering up for an international cocaine trafficker.

According to 'AD' and 'Follow the Money,' Bolle Jos is in a relationship with the president of Sierra Leone's daughter and is believed to have had a child with the daughter.