In a recent operation, the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) confiscated a minibus packed with a substantial amount of marijuana during a routine search at Bo Waterside, on the Liberia-Sierra Leone border in Grand Cape Mount County.
The minibus, bearing license plate AG 1253, contained 400 compressed plates of marijuana, but the driver fled the scene and remains at large.
Bo Waterside is one of the key entry points for drug trafficking into Liberia.
The interception has raised concerns by Liberian authorities about the growing flow of narcotics into their country, particularly from Sierra Leone, a known drug trafficking route.
Liberia, though not a major producer of illicit drugs, has seen a sharp increase in marijuana usage, alongside a rise in heroin and cocaine consumption. Amphetamine-type stimulants and intravenous drug use are also becoming more prevalent.
Meanwhile, in Sierra Leone, the ongoing drug epidemic has disproportionately affected the country’s youthful population, with many falling into addiction and becoming part of the vulnerable population known as “kush addicts.”
The LDEA, intensifying efforts to combat the issue, has impounded the vehicle and launched a manhunt for the fugitive driver.
Authorities continue to tighten security measures at border points to prevent further narcotics inflow and curb the growing drug problem that has gripped the nation.
