Agents of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), have arrested a Nigerian with L$49,427,075 worth of narcotics, this time, in Sinoe County.
The latest development followed the recent arrest of another Nigerian national with a huge quantity of illegal substances in Nimba County.
According to the LDEA, on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 7: a.m., LDEA officers, Sinoe County Detachment, executed a Search Warrant issued by the county Magisterial Court.
During the operation, a 49-year-old Nigerian national identified as Nwokoye Tochuku Francis, was arrested with illegal drugs.
The arrested drugs include Kush, marijuana and heroin.
Estimated Street Value of Drugs Seized
The Kush, LDEA says weighed as 997.7 grams; value L$3,691,490/ US$ 19,954; heroin: 5,287.3 grams
L$44,016,772, or US$239,928.50;
marijuana: 2.6 kilograms, value at
L$48,100/US$260.
Total estimated street value of L$49,427,075/US$260,142.5.
The suspect meanwhile, LDEA confirmed, is currently under investigation and, upon completion of the process, will be forwarded to court for prosecution in accordance with the New Drug Law.
The Agency released is signed by
- Olando Demey, chief, public relations department.