Liberia seizes nearly 4 tons of cocaine valued at $317 million, arrests two foreign nationals
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Liberian authorities announced the seizure of approximately 3,971 kilograms of suspected cocaine, with an estimated black market value of $317,680,000, and the arrest of two foreign nationals. The operation took place on Tuesday near Roberts International Airport in Duazon, about thirty kilometers from the capital. The arrested individuals include a Serbian and a Colombian-Spanish national. According to a statement from the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the investigation uncovered a sophisticated drug trafficking network that may have been operating in Liberia for over six years. This seizure follows an earlier incident in early July, where 237.6 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $19 million, were seized at Roberts International Airport, leading to the indictment of five people. Following that seizure, President Joseph Boakai expressed his determination to dismantle drug trafficking networks in the country. The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a Swiss NGO, notes that West Africa serves as a transit hub for international cocaine trafficking between Latin American producing countries and European consumer countries.
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