Sierra Leone Police found a cannabis farm in Kpatema Village, Kpadebu Section, Kakua Chiefdom, Bo District, in a joint operation by the Operations Support Division and Bo West Division.[1]

The farm had planted cannabis, old pits and seeds, which officers said showed cultivation had been going on there for some time.[1] The operation was led with Assistant Inspector General Brima Kanneh, Regional Police Commander South; Superintendent Alhaji Mustapha Senesie of the Regional Operations Office; Superintendent Jabaty, Regional Coordinator South of the OSD; and Inspector Almamy Mansaray, head of the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) South.[1]

Police arrested a suspect.[1] The TOCU head said there would be a deeper investigation and that the suspect would be charged.[1] AIG Kanneh thanked residents for helping the police and said the force aimed to keep the Southern Region free of drugs.[1]