drugs

By Bill W. Cooper The Deputy Director for Operations at the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Hassan Fadiga, has alarmed that Liberia is now facing a serious growing drug crisis that threatens to undermine the country's peace,…

The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), through its vigilant Customs Department, has arrested a Sierra Leonean national attempting to smuggle into Liberia a significant quantity of a narcotic drug known as "Kush" from Sierra Leone. Maseray…

By Precious D Freeman President George Weah has for the first time in public, sharply reacted to opposition’s repeated assertion that his government is to blame for the in-take of illicit drugs issue in the country. According to him,…

Thirty-four At-Risk Youth who were at the Wellness Center in Kakata, Margibi County have completed the detoxification process and the first 15 were taken at the WOCDAL Rehabilitation Center in Marshall while 19 remain at Samuel Grimes…

John Saah Gbokolo, Jr who carries the stage name “Gbokolo Kpakolo” as a comedian is urging his colleagues, mainly young people, to desist from consuming harmful drugs. He told this paper when walked into its offices Tuesday, July 4 in…

By Bill W. CooperSeveral disadvantaged youths, known in Liberia as ‘Zogoes’ have condemned the recent passage of the new Drug Law at the Legislature.In a strong display of dissension, the zogoes insisted that they will continue with their…

By Bill W. Cooper As the government seeks to crack down on the rampant drug trade that has plagued Liberia for decades, the 54th National Legislature has finally passed the new drugs law making it a non-bailable offense. The new drug…

Liberia joins the global community in commemorating World Drugs Day as the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) calls for urgent and actionable steps to address the widespread consumption of dangerous substances among young people in…

By Bill W. Cooper The standard of the Unity Party (UP), Joseph N. Boakai has described Liberia under the leadership of President George M. Weah as a "narco-state" over the government failure to address the importation and use of illegal…

The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Bong County Detachment, Commander Joseph K. Gokor has described the sentencing of a notorious drugs trafficker, Henry Okeke a Nigerian national as a big boost for the LDEA. Making the…