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'Bolle Jos,' the Dutch cocaine baron who became Sierra Leone's viceroy

'Africa under the influence' (5/6). Sentenced in the Netherlands to seven years in prison for importing 11 metric tons of cocaine, Jos Leijdekkers, the son-in-law of Sierra Leone's president, has continued to run his drug operations with impunity from Freetown.

'Bolle Jos,' the Dutch cocaine baron who became Sierra Leone's viceroy

We haven't written up this one. Le Monde English has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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