Liberia, Aug. 20 -- The strongest new evidence of the history and progress of Liberia efforts in fighting drugs and crimes is the actual then Liberian legislation.

By: Cllr. Joseph K. Jallah, Senator of Lofa County and first director of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) under former President Charles Taylor between 1997-2000

The 1998 Act creating the Drug Enforcement Agency contains a historical preamble stating that, because illicit drug trafficking and related crimes threatened Liberia's economy, stability and security, the then Council of State, acting as the Transitional Executive Authority, created and established the National Inter-Ministerial Drug Committee and its Secretariat on June 2, 1995:

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