EU Froze Sierra Leone Aid for Harboring Alleged Drug Kingpin, Netherlands Says

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What the source reports

Brussels has frozen roughly $20 million in aid to Sierra Leone's 2026 budget, in a move the Dutch justice minister attributed to the country harboring alleged cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · October 2, 2026

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