Driver held with 11 parcels hidden under rear seat
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.
🇸🇱 Mile 38 checkpoint · Sierra Leone
Personnel of the Mile 38 Police Checkpoint, under Superintendent Foday Sorie
Fofanah, intercepted Mohamed Sheriff, a driver residing in Kissy, Freetown, in
control of vehicle AXO 085 on Saturday 9 May 2026.[1]
A thorough search found a concealed compartment beneath the rear seat holding
eleven parcels of dry leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa.[1] The suspect
and the recovered substances are in police custody while investigations
continue.[1]
Sources
- Man Arrested With Suspected Cannabis Concealed In A Vehicle. Sierra Leone Monitor, 10 May 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- Only Sierra Leone Monitor has published this SLP Media Team account in text form; no second outlet was found.
- The quantity by weight and the consignment's origin and destination are unstated.
- The outcome of the investigation is unreported.