LDEA Foya District Detachment Confiscate Massive Consignments of Drug Valued at a Staggering US$77,000

Monrovia, Liberia: Liberia's Joint Security Detachment in Foya District, led by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency, has arrested a massive consignment of drug shipment worth a whopping US$77,200.00.

In a press statement issued on late March 17, 2025, the Joint Security disclosed that it got a hint from an unidentified informat regarding a black pickup truck bearing local license plate A533348 transporting narcotics.

According to the release, the vehicle was reportedly traveling from Sierra Leone to Monrovia via Lofa County.

Fayiah Lamie, a 43-year-old male from the Mandi tribe and a resident of Monrovia, initially claimed to be transporting only clothes and slippers for sale.

However, upon thorough examination of the vehicle, authorities discovered 772 plates of high-grade marijuana estimated street value of approximately Seventy-seven thousand, two hundred United States dollars (equivalent to 14,668,000 LRD) Fourteen million, six hundred sixty-eight thousand Liberian dollars.

Eight boxes containing Tramadol value at an estimated street cost of $842 USD Eight hundred forty-two United States dollars

(equivalent to 160,000 LRD) One hundred sixty thousand Liberian dollars.