Natasha Beckley Challenges Police Allegations, Says She Owns Property in Port Loko, Not Freetown
By Vos Writer
The Voice of Salone Newspaper previously reported on a seizure notice issued by the National Drugs Enforcement Agency (NDEA) for a three-storey building in June 2025, suspected of being a site for narcotics manufacturing.
During the raid, officers from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) reportedly discovered narcotic substances, chemicals, gas masks, and digital weighing scales. No occupants were present at the time, prompting police to invite community members to witness the operation.
Since then, authorities have reportedly struggled to identify the legitimate owner of the building. The property was quarantined under police guard, and the NDEA issued a seizure notice in accordance with Regulation 10 of the National Drugs Control Act, 2021. Efforts to obtain clarification from the Executive Director of the National Law Enforcement Agency, Andrew Kaikai, went unanswered.
Community members noted that the building was constructed rapidly by Lebanese nationals and included commercial space on the ground floor.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Mr. Mohamed Kugba Allieu, Head of TOCU, stated that investigators had identified Ms. Natasha Beckley as the property owner and added that she had been declared wanted by the Sierra Leone Police in connection with the ongoing investigation.
Shortly after the announcement, a video statement purportedly from Ms. Beckley circulated on social media, in which she denied the allegations, calling the claims politically motivated.
“I am being targeted because I am the only woman who declared for the position of District Chairperson for the APC in Port Loko. They know I am popular, and that is why my opponents are attempting to tarnish my image,” she said in the video.
Ms. Beckley further clarified that she does not own any property in Freetown, but only in Port Loko, and questioned why police did not take action during her public declaration for the APC Port Loko Chairmanship election on October 4th.
On her official Facebook page, she wrote:
“I have been in Sierra Leone for months, and suddenly, days after my declaration, I am publicly humiliated. I am home and fine. I have contacted the police and will appear with my lawyers. I own property in Port Loko, not Freetown. I was not arrested, my house was not searched, I am not on the run, and I am a law-abiding citizen who will cooperate with the Sierra Leone Police.”
Despite her statements, copies of the police wanted notice bearing her name and image continue to circulate widely on social media.
