Drug ‘War’ Stalls In Bong

By Samuel Flomo, Jr.

The fight against illegal drugs in Bong County, has reported grounded as the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) faces crippling mobility crisis.

The Agency Bong County Commander, Thomas Saye, told this newspaper that his men are “fighting traffickers without the tools needed to fight the battle, but without legs.”

Saye revealed how the LDEA officers in the county have no vehicle, forcing officers to rely on commercial motorbikes to pursue drug dealers, and respond to arrests.

He added: “This dangerous and inefficient system is delaying operations, weakening enforcement, and emboldening traffickers.”

“Our officers risk their lives every day on commercial bikes just to reach remote drug hubs,” Saye said, noting: “Sometimes, by the time we arrived, the suspects have escaped the scenes.” “Despite these harsh limitations, the LDEA has made progress seven drug dealers have been arrested in recent months. Most of them were caught with Tramadol and Kush; substances that have become alarmingly popular among young people.”

Saye further disclosed that women are now playing a growing role in the illegal trade, often manipulated or exploited by men to distribute and transport drugs.

He said this trend is deepening the social damage already caused by drug abuse in communities.

Saye has meanwhile, appealed to government, local authorities, and international partners to urgently provide logistical support to strengthen the fight against narcotics in Bong County.