Driver remanded over 600 g of cannabis at Mile 38 checkpoint
Driver Samuel Turay was intercepted on 9 June 2026 at the Mile 38 checkpoint in Port Loko District, where officers found 600.9 g of loose cannabis sativa that tested positive for THC. Charged with unlawful possession and transporting prohibited drugs, he pleaded not guilty and was remanded by Justice Adrian Fisher, with proceedings to resume on 12 October 2026.
🇸🇱 Mile 38 checkpoint, Port Loko District · Sierra Leone
Driver Samuel Turay was intercepted on 9 June 2026 at the Mile 38 police
checkpoint in Sierra Leone’s North West Region.[1]Officers found 600.9
grams of loose cannabis sativa in his possession without legal authorisation,
which later tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol.[1]The prosecution
says he knowingly transported the cannabis from 55 Junction Waterloo to the
Mile 38 checkpoint in Port Loko District.[1]
Turay faces two counts under the National Drugs Control Act 2008: unlawful
possession of cannabis sativa and transporting prohibited drugs.[1]He
pleaded not guilty to both counts.[1]
Remand
High Court Justice Adrian Fisher ordered Turay remanded at Freetown’s Male
Correctional Facility and denied him bail.[1]Lead prosecutor A. Jalloh
asked for a brief adjournment to bring state witnesses, and proceedings are
scheduled to resume on 12 October 2026.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article shows 31 August without a year; 2026 is inferred from the June 2026 interception and the October 2026 resumption date, and no separate date for the remand hearing is given.
Only one source for this case could be opened.
The outcome of the proceedings after 12 October 2026 is not known.
Police and soldiers at the Mile 38 checkpoint arrested three men on 16 July 2026 after two of them tried to carry a bale of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis past the barrier on foot. The suspects and the bale were held while police investigated.
Tankoro police arrested Sheriff Koroma, known as Mystic, at Tankoro Camp in Koidu on 25 June 2026 and seized about 95 kg of suspected cannabis plus tramadol tablets. CSP Dr Sahr Nyuma led the intelligence-led raid; investigations into suppliers continued.
Mile 38 checkpoint officers stopped driver Mohamed Sheriff of Kissy, Freetown, in vehicle AXO 085 on 9 May 2026 and found eleven parcels of suspected cannabis sativa hidden in a compartment beneath the rear seat. He remains in custody pending investigation.
Sierra Leone Police and the Transnational Organised Crime Unit found a cannabis farm with planted crops, old pits and seeds in Kpatema Village, Bo District, and arrested a suspect for further investigation.
