{"id":298,"date":"2026-03-28T15:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesatellitenewspapersl.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:29:24","slug":"slpha-transfers-suspected-tramadol-consignment-to-slp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesatellitenewspapersl.com\/?p=298","title":{"rendered":"SLPHA Transfers Suspected Tramadol Consignment to SLP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA), in the presence of the media and coordinating security sector agencies, today Friday, 27th March 2026, officially handed over a suspected consignment of tramadol to the Sierra Leone Police (SLP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" 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