The Government of Sierra Leone has denied any connection to the massive cocaine seizure involving the vessel MV Arconian, insisting that no illegal cargo departed the country’s shores. Speaking during the Sierra Leone Police weekly press briefing, head of the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), CSP Michael J.K. Laggah, confirmed that the vessel intercepted by Spanish authorities last month…

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The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has disowned the Federation of Allied Tourism Association (FATA), insisting that the body is not recognized as the official representative organization for stakeholders in Sierra Leone’s tourism sector. Instead, the Ministry says it only recognizes the proposed National Tourism Federation (NTF), which is currently undergoing formal processes to become the legitimate umbrella…

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