As Mdou Moctar prepared to launch their tour in support of an upcoming acoustic album, bassist Mikey Coltun was looking forward to the spontaneity of it. “We’ve never done it,” Coltun said last week.

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

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Jos Leijdekkers — also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" — is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.

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

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One of Europe's most wanted fugitives has been hiding out in the West African nation of Sierra Leone for at least six months, according to prosecutors in the Netherlands. Convicted Dutch drug ...

One of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge and high-level protection in Sierra Leone, according to three sources with direct knowledge of ...

Dutch prosecutors' office says Jos Leijdekkers has been living in Sierra Leone for at least six months Convicted trafficker sat near Sierra Leone's president at mass-video Leijdekkers is married ...

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The three sources said Leijdekkers has high-level protection in Sierra Leone, where they said he frequently spends time. The sources declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter ...

Dutch authorities say one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives has been living in Sierra Leone for about six months. Jos Leijdekkers, 33, was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison on 25 June ...