In the shadowed plains between Makeni and Magburaka, a criminal underworld is quietly taking flight. Intelligence sources and local eyewitnesses suggest that Jos Leijdekkers, the notorious Dutch drug lord known as Bolle Jos, is orchestrating the secret construction of an illegal airstrip deep within Sierra Leone’s Northern Province.
Disguised as a rural infrastructure project, the clandestine airfield is allegedly being developed with the help of local proxies, complicit officials, and foreign engineers flown in under the radar. The strip, believed to be equipped for short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft, would enable discreet night flights from Latin America and West Africa’s coastal corridors—key nodes in the global cocaine trade.
Satellite imagery analysis and ground investigations have traced heavy equipment movements and runway grading in restricted bushland, raising red flags among anti-narcotics operatives. Sources warn that the site is part of a wider transnational laundering scheme using illicit cash to fund legitimate-looking construction, farms, and mining ventures across Sierra Leone.
Despite mounting concerns, authorities have remained silent—fueling suspicions of high-level complicity. As the country reels from economic hardship and public distrust, the rise of an unregulated, criminal airport under foreign cartel control could mark a dangerous new chapter in Sierra Leone’s fragile security landscape.
This is not just a smuggling hub. It is a sovereign breach. The world must take notice—before the first illicit plane lands.
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