West Africa: Police Enter Newsroom Seeking Editor Over Alleged Cocaine Report

On 1 June 2026, Police in Freetown went to the offices of the newspaper Voice of Salone and demanded that its editor, David Johnson, report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to give a statement about an investigative report titled titled, “Mystery Surrounds Alleged Cocaine Seizure at Portee Wharf.”

According to Johnson’s account, he was in his office when two individuals, who introduced themselves as officers from the CID headquarters, approached him. One identified himself as the…