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“Liberia Is Doomed, If…” -Deputy LDEA Boss Alarms
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…
Customs Arrests Sierra Leonean With Drugs
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…
“Drugs Issue Is Not From My Government” …Weah Responds Sharply
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…
Gov’t Reclaims 34 At-Risk-Youth In Margibi
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…
Comedian Kpakolo Preaches Anti-Drugs Message
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…
‘Fiasco’ -Zogoes Condemn Drugs Law Passage
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…
Drugs Law Finally Passed!
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…
LNRCS Calls For Urgent Action Against Drug Abuse
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…
Boakai On Drugs Substance Intake Under CDC-led Gov’t
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…
In Bong: Nigerian…
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…