Liberia, April 27 -- BUCHANAN CITY, Grand Bassa County - The United States Forest Service (USFS) led a four-day joint law enforcement training for the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) to strengthen Liberia's capacity to detect and disrupt illegal logging and transboundary timber trafficking. This project is part of a broader regional endeavor spanning Ghana and Senegal, generously funded by the US State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

The training, held in Buchanan City from April 23 to 25, brought together senior FDA officials and customs officers from the LRA. The opening event was graced by representatives from the U.S. Embassy, Madam Gertrud...