ADNews-Monrovia: The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has made major arrests and seized 41 kg Methamphetamine (KUSH) at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) and BO Waterside Worths over Eight Hundred Thousands United State Dollars ($UD 800,000.00).
Addressing the media on Tuesday August, 6,2024, at their Monrovia Headquarters, the Officer in Charge at LDEA , Mr. Christopher Peters disclosed that the LDEA in collaboration with the Bureau of Customs confiscated two boxes of concealed tealeaf substances believed to be controlled narcotic drugs on July 24, 2024 at the Roberts International Airport (RIA).
According to him, the boxes of concealed tealeaf substances arrived in the country by the way of SN Brussels flight #: SN* 245 on July 19, 2024 at about 5:00 PM and upon testing conducted by the LDEA and UNODC on July 25, 2024, the substance contained in the two boxes tested positive for Methamphetamine (KUSH). The controlled narcotics seized weighed (10) kilograms with the street value of two hundred thousand United States dollars (USD 200,000.00) or Liberian Dollars thirty eight million (LRD38, 000000). As a result, the following suspects Raymond Kpehe (Clearing agent of United Parcel Services), and Michael Brown (the Consignee), all Liberians were arrested, investigated and charged for Importation, Transportation and Conspiracy, while Mohammed Nyallay, a Sierra Leonean national was also arrested, investigated and charged for accomplices to the importation of narcotics substance into Liberia, which is in violation of Sections 14.83 and 14.85 of the 2023 drug law as amended, as well as Sections 10.4 and 10.2 of the penal law of Liberia. The three suspects according to Peters have been forwarded to the Unification Town, Magisterial Court in Margibi County for prosecution.
Meanwhile, the LDEA Grand Cape Mount County Detachment in collaboration with the Joint Security searched and seized (31) kilograms of Kush onboard a white mini bus with a Guinean plate number AD1037, driven by suspect Abass Sannoh, a Liberian national at the BO Waterside Border. Suspect Sannoh, a resident of Gardnerville was investigated and charged for Transportation and Possession of Controlled drugs or substance, in violations of Sections 14.85 and 14.89 of the new drug law as amended, as well as Sections 50.5 and 50.6 of the Penal law of Liberia.
“Suspect Abass Sannoh has been forwarded to the Tianii Magisterial Court in Grand Cape Mount County for prosecution.
“The street value of the 31 kilogram of Cannabis Kush seized at BO Waterside is put at six hundred twenty thousand United States dollars (620,000) and its equivalent of Liberian Dollar one hundred and seventeen million, eight hundred thousand (LRD117,800,000).
“The street values of both seizures from RIA and Bo Waterside amount to Eight Hundred and twenty thousands (US$820,000) or One hundred and fifty five Million, eight hundred thousand (LD$155,800,000) LDEA Boss, Christopher Peters asserted.
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