Overview

• Thousands of Liberians including students, faith groups and LDEA officers marched through Monrovia on August 7 to protest drug abuse and trafficking.
• Participants endorsed the Anti-Drug Action Plan unveiled by President Boakai on August 6, marking a commitment to end the era of impunity for traffickers.
• Key measures set for immediate implementation include expedited prosecutions, mandatory sentencing reforms and asset freezes targeting drug networks.
• Campaigners and LDEA representatives called for the seizure of properties belonging to powerful “big hands” in the drug trade to fund rehabilitation services.
• Liberia’s ambassador to Nigeria urged joint cross-border efforts to curb the influx of synthetic narcotics like “kush” into the country.