He has reported for the British news agency Reuters, as well as for a local radio station Bombolom FM, but recently one topic has proven dangerous for him. Dabo says journalists in Guinea-Bissau are harassed when they report on the sensitive issue of drug trafficking. Dabo has reported on allegations that civil and military authorities in Guinea-Bissau are involved in the drug trade, allegations they deny. Dabo says he began receiving death threats in June. Recently, the journalist went into hiding briefly, at United Nations headquarters in Guinea-Bissau, when the naval chief of staff, Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, became angry over an interview he gave to British television. Dabo was the translator.