Liberia Seizes $317 Million of Cocaine Bound for Europe, Police Chief Says
Authorities said the haul was valued at about $317.7 million and may be the country’s largest drug seizure, with two foreign nationals arrested.
- On Tuesday, Liberian security forces seized 3,971 kilograms of cocaine from a Paynesville warehouse, arresting foreign nationals Johann David Garces Grajales and Srdan Seles, who possessed a firearm.
- Sustained intelligence efforts to track a drug cartel led to the operation, which officials describe as one of the most significant hauls ever recorded in West Africa.
- Investigators are questioning whether the suspects' names are genuine, while the seizure is nearly 17 times the weight of the 237.6 kilograms intercepted at Roberts International Airport in June.
- Liberian President Joseph Boakai vowed to "expose and destroy" the trafficking networks, announcing a coordinated investigation to ensure "every individual found responsible is fully accountable under the law."
- Senators Amara Konneh, Darius Dillon, and Edwin Snowe are calling for a broader inquiry, citing the 2022 Freeport case where courts acquitted all defendants despite a $100 million seizure.
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Liberia seizes US$317 million of cocaine bound for Europe, police chief says
Liberian authorities have seized around US$317 million worth of cocaine that was bound for Europe, a senior police official said, in one of the West African country’s largest recorded drug busts.
Liberia seizes $317 million of cocaine bound for Europe, police chief says
Liberian authorities have seized around $317 million worth of cocaine that was bound for Europe, a senior police official said, in one of the West African country's largest recorded drug busts.
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