By Edwin N Khakie
The Bong County Detachment of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Company (LDEA) has destroyed an enormous cache of unlawful narcotics valued at L$10,505,555 (roughly US$55,292.39) throughout an official burning ceremony held in Taylor’s Farm, Electoral District #3.
The destruction train, performed on Thursday, June 26, 2025, marked a major milestone within the LDEA’s year-long anti-narcotics operations throughout the county.
In response to Deputy Commander Lewis N. Geelar, the substances had been seized between June 4, 2024, and June 2025 throughout focused raids, surveillance missions, and routine enforcement actions geared toward curbing the trafficking, sale, and consumption of unlawful medicine in Bong County.
In his official remarks, Commander Geelar detailed the breakdown of the destroyed substances as follows: Kush: 1,145.2 grams — L$4,351,760 / US$22,904, Cocaine: 130.3 grams — L$1,333,800 / US$7,020, Heroin: 260.4 grams — L$2,247,795 / US$11,830.50, Marijuana: 103.8 kilograms $10,380,000 / US$1,972,200 and Tramadol: 30 packs — L$600,000 / US$3,157.89
“These medicine had been confiscated from numerous communities, cities, and hideouts in Bong County by way of the tireless efforts of our officers and cooperating residents,” Geelar mentioned. “This destruction demonstrates our resolve to maintain harmful substances off our streets and out of the arms of our younger individuals.”
The burning ceremony was witnessed by a bunch of dignitaries, together with representatives from the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Liberia Fireplace Service, and native authorities. Group leaders and civil society organizations in attendance praised the LDEA’s dedication to preventing drug-related crimes and referred to as for elevated assist from the central authorities.
The occasion comes at a time when Liberia joins the worldwide group in observing Worldwide Day Towards Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which is held yearly on June 26. The LDEA has been main a weeklong public consciousness marketing campaign throughout the county, highlighting the hazards of drug use and selling citizen collaboration in reporting illicit exercise.
Deputy Commander Geelar reaffirmed the LDEA’s dedication to sustaining a zero-tolerance coverage on drug trafficking and substance abuse. He additionally appealed for continued group assist and higher logistical backing to boost operational effectiveness.
“So long as these dangerous substances stay a risk to the way forward for our nation, we’ll proceed to behave decisively,” he declared.
The LDEA’s newest motion serves as each a warning to traffickers and an emblem of hope to communities preventing to guard their youth and protect public security in Bong County.
