Liberia, March 27 -- The Deputy Director General for Administration of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Ernest T. Tarpeh, has disclosed that the agency arrested more than 600 individuals and confiscated illicit drugs valued at over L$652M within the past five months.

Mr. Tarpeh, who reaffirmed the LDEA's commitment to intensifying efforts against drug trafficking and abuse, which he described as a major threat to Liberia's youth, also disclosed that prior to the ongoing crackdown, the current leadership took over the seizure of drugs estimated at over US$4M.

He made the remarks on Wednesday, March 25 during a program organized by the Advocacy on Drug Prevention and Control Office of the Resident Representative of the Presiden...