MONROVIA – The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) detachment in Fish Town, River Gee County has arrested a 17-year-old boy with multiple illegal drugs. The suspect identified as Mark Younge was arrested in a “plane view” following a surveillance operation in Fish Town City. He stressed that more needs to be done if Liberia is to alleviate the scourge of drug abuse on our society. Unending fight against drugsThe combat against the smuggling, trading and intake of illicit drugs and substances in post-conflict Liberia remains an aged-old problem. The current drug law of Liberia sets aside one to ten years imprisonment as punishment for offenders.

Source: Front Page Africa September 22, 2022 22:26 UTC