Six officers of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA), have failed the recent drug test, the Agency Officer-In-Charge (OIC), has disclosed.
Fitzgerald T.M. Biago named those drugs test failed officers as Larwou Yekeh, C. Tony Granett, Nyumah Millimono, Lawrence J. Fejue and Milton Berh.
Unfortunately, all affected officers are “volunteers, or action agents (informers), except Roosevelt T. Kollie, specimen #M-43SEC-3.
“We will not tolerate any acts of corruption, negligence, or actions that undermine the integrity of the Agency,” Biago assured.
“As previously announced, we have continued to implement a mandatory drug testing policy for all LDEA officers. I am pleased to report that the testing process for LDEA headquarters and Bomi County has been completed.
However, it is with disappointment that we inform the public that six of our own officers assigned to Bomi County tested positive for illicit drug abuse.
They are all volunteers, except Roosevelt T. Kollie, an employee with specimen #M-43SEC-3.
These volunteer officers are hereby discharged from all activities of LDEA, while Kollie is being suspended indefinitely with immediate effect.
He has been turned over to the LDEA Professional Standards Division for investigation.
This is just the beginning. We are committed to purging the Agency of any elements that compromised our credibility and mission.
To the Liberian people, we want you to know that your safety and the future of our youth remain our highest priority. The LDEA stands firm and unwavering in its commitment to restore dignity to this institution and to deliver results that Liberians can trust.
We thank our international and local partners, community members, and the media for your continued support. Together, we will dismantle the networks that threaten the very fabric of our society.
We remain open to greater cooperation, committed to justice, and determined to win this fight against drugs.”