By Journalist Tanko
Email: ibrahimkarimbangura27@gmail.com
An officer was arrested possessing quantities of Kush, a substitute that is lately banned by the police in the country.
Kush smoking is highly rampant by youth in the country at the moment. To keep the rate down, Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have increased their effort to chase out Kush importers and smokers in order to limit the misery the deadly substance is causing on youth in Sierra Leone.
On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 police told Journalists at police headquarters at George Street in Freetown that several arrests are going to be made in connection to Kush sale and consumption.
The Regional Commander in Freetown-East, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ASP), Francis Brima Meinday and team clamped down PC 16474 Mohamed Dumbuya, attached at the Operations Support Division (OSD) He was alleged to be either selling or smoking kush at his resident at Grafton village.
In his submissions, ASP Meinday, said they led a raid at Grafton where Mohamed was trapped with huge quantity of the substance suspected to be Kush-96 raps kush at his resident was discovered. SLP informed Journalists regarding the positive progress they’d made in the capital city.
They added that during their Investigations they learnt that Mohamed had been using his influence as a police officer to sell and transport kush, a conduct which is against Sierra Leone Police Act, 1945 on police code of conduct. Mohamed was arrested and handed over to the Transnational Organize Crime Unit (TOCU) for further Investigations.
However, information reaching Africa24 has revealed that the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is itself been accused of grabbing drug-deal-monies during kush raid operations. The SLP have denied the strong allegations made against the body and they promised to boost their search operations within the community.
Speaking to eyewitnesses in Lungi, Calabatown, Kissy, Allen town, Waterloo, they said the war against Kush is a good move by the SLP but the attitude of the police is very appalling during raid-tours. There have been allegations of cases of missing monies at the raiding residences of some civilians. Sierra Leoneans who have witnessed such raiding scenes by police are calling on civil society activists, media people to inform police officers to be highly professional when performing their duty.