The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Deputy Director General for Administration- Designate, Prince Mulbah, has promised that the incoming leadership will identify and address the challenges to strengthen Liberia’s fight against illicit drugs.
Mulbah made the disclosure over the weekend in an interview at the AME Zion University Graduate School in Monrovia, following the certification of 28 LDEA officers who successfully completed specialized training in criminal investigation and the justice system.
His comments have come amid heightened public concern over Liberia’s drug problem and growing calls for stronger enforcement, professionalism and accountability within the country’s principal drug-fighting institution.
Mulbah said President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s decision to nominate a new leadership signals the need to address challenges within the agency.
“If everything was rosy at the level of the LDEA leadership, the President would not have nominated us to go there,” Mulbah said.
“That means there are problems, and those problems must be identified and dealt with almost immediately,” he added.
He noted that the incoming leadership will review the agency’s internal operations and ensure that personnel are placed in positions where their skills and professional abilities can best serve the institution.
Mulbah, however, stressed that the reform agenda is not intended to target individuals or dismantle the existing system, but to strengthen the agency’s effectiveness and professionalism.
He also said the leadership would approach the reform process with humility, commitment, integrity and patriotism.
Mulbah warned that personal relationships and friendships must not interfere with official responsibilities, insisting that the national interest must take precedence over individual connections.
As part of the reform, he disclosed that the new leadership wants to build an LDEA that is disciplined, professional and uncompromising in combating drug trafficking and abuse while respecting the law and human rights.
He described the certification of the 28 officers as an important step toward strengthening the agency’s capacity to confront the growing drug threat.
Mulbah urged the newly trained officers to apply their knowledge, mentor colleagues and serve as role models for professionalism and institutional reform.
He further called for an LDEA of integrity that can meet the expectations of Liberians increasingly concerned about the impact of drugs, particularly on young people.
“We want to see an LDEA of integrity,” he said, warning that Liberia must not become a destination for cocaine and other illicit substances capable of compromising the future of the country’s youth.
He said tackling Liberia’s drug crisis will require disciplined and knowledgeable officers who understand their responsibilities and uphold high professional standards.
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