Ozonbay Chower, a suspected drug trafficker, has died after ingesting a significant quantity of illicit drugs during a police operation in Freetown, the nation’s capital.
This incident occurred amid a heightened crackdown on drug trafficking and substance abuse by the Sierra Leone Police (SLP). Francis Brima Meinday, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Regional Commander for Freetown East, stated that on the morning of Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the Harbour Division unit intercepted and apprehended Chower, a foreign national residing at 54 Effort Lane, Lower Savage Square in Freetown. He was found in possession of a substantial quantity of illegal substances, including a hundred wraps of Kush, twenty-five wraps of marijuana, and a sachet of suspected Kush.
Upon his arrest, Chower attempted to evade prosecution by swallowing the entire stash of Kush. Law enforcement officers rushed him to Kingtom Hospital for urgent medical attention, but he died shortly after arrival.
