Monrovia, March 10 -- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has given a new update about a drug case involving several suspects who were arrested at the Bo Waterside Border in Grand Cape Mount County.

According to the LDEA, the arrests happened on February 19 during a routine security check at the Bo Waterside Point of Entry.

Officers from the LDEA Grand Cape Mount County Detachment stopped and arrested two Guinean nationals, Abubakar Jalloh, 18, and Abubakar Conde, after discovering a large quantity of illegal drugs.

Authorities said they seized 519 packs and 19 strips of Tramadol/Tapentadol, drugs that are often abused and illegally sold.

The drugs are estimated to have a street value of 13,022,500 Liberian Dollars, which is ab...