The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), the National Security Agency and companions Wednesday, October 5, 2022 burned to ashes cocaine value US$100 million or LD15 billion confiscated lately.
However, the burning excise which occurred on the Barclay Training Center in Monrovia was noticed by the U.S Embassy, the CIA, the United Nation, the Armed Forces of Liberia and the Media amongst others.
Recently, a Guinea-Bissauan nationwide recognized as Malam Conte, 31, was arrested by the LDEA and National Security Agency (NSA) in reference to a reported US$100 million value of cocaine positioned in a container certain for Monrovia.
According to the report, the safety equipment picked up the suspect following a properly verified Intel from the U.S. authorities, noting that following the arrest, suspect Conte admitted having reference to the consignment and reiterated that he has since arrived within the nation about two weeks in the past to await the consignment.
But chatting with the media through the burning train, Liberia’s Justice Minister, Cllr. Frank Musa Dean reiterated his caveat that Liberia is just not a secure haven for medication traffickers, whether or not as a degree of transit or closing vacation spot.
The nation’s Attorney General on the similar time additional declared Liberia as a “No-Go-Zone” for present or would-be drug regulation, stressing, “We want to be very clear that Liberia will not be a safe haven for any drug traffickers, whether as a point of transit or final destination.”
He added that these arrested will face the complete weight of the Liberian regulation, mentioning that the joint safety has taking seized of the matter and thereby declaring the premises of SONIT Liberia Incorporated, in Topoe’s Village as against the law scene.
Minister Dean on the similar time then thanked the United States authorities, by way of its Embassy in Liberia and its Bureau of Narcotics and Law Enforcement, for the super help to Liberia within the struggle towards drug trafficking and different transnational crimes.
For his half, the LDEA Director General, Marcus D. Zehyoue, mentioned as per the character of the arrest and the situation underneath which the search was performed, they couldn’t conclude all the search however hoped to try this by each means doable.
According to him, along with the data posted in regards to the alleged accomplices to suspect Malam Conte, the intelligence dragnet has efficiently arrested a Lebanese nationwide recognized as Issam Mekki, disclosing that Mekki was arrested throughout the Bo-Waterside on the Sierra Leone border whereas trying to flee the nation.
He added that Mekki was then ordered to be introduced again to Monrovia with quick impact, including that one of many accomplices, Gustavo Henrique, fled the nation on Saturday night.
“This morning, I have with immediate effect commissioned my investigation department to begin a full-scale investigation into the arrest, to include all those who may have connections to the reported syndicates, whether directly or indirectly,” he mentioned.
The LDEA boss additional maintained that the federal government, by way of the DEA, is taking each step doable to make sure that the crime scene stays a precedence and that they can attain out to each supply essential to assist the investigation to a conclusion.
He vowed that they may go away no stone unturned and that they may be sure that all these concerned face the complete weight of the regulation, averring, “We are also working closely with our international counterparts to ensure we gather sufficient information leading towards extended links surrounding the criminal conspiracy.”
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