The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) is an agency established within the

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

n government on December 23, 1998, charged with fighting

drug-related crime A drug-related crime is a crime to possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse (such as cocaine, heroin, morphine and amphetamines). Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug product ...

s. The LDEA is supervised by the

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and is charged with fighting drug trafficking at the country's borders,DEA Seeks U.S. $6 Million to Wage Drug War

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, 2011-12-16. Accessed 2012-06-03. arresting traffickers and dealers, and destroying illegal drugs.DEA Destroys Over LD$10 Million Drugs

, 2011-10-04. Accessed 2012-06-03. The LDEA is not responsible for overseeing commerce in legal drugs and other

pharmaceuticals Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the ...

; such substances are within the purview of the Pharmaceutical Board of Liberia.

History

Before its creation, fighting drug crimes was a responsibility of the Ministry of Defense."$20,000 Marijuana Destroyed", ''New Liberian'', 1981-02-02, 7. The agency began as the National Drug Committee of the Interim Government of National Unity; it was created in 1993 during the presidency of Amos Sawyer. Five years later, the committee was converted into its present form: President Charles Taylor signed a bill passed by the National Legislature that created the LDEA and patterned it after the

Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating illicit Illegal drug trade, drug trafficking a ...

in the United States. In 2011, the LDEA boss was Director Henry Shaw, but by 2012 he had been replaced by Anthony Souh. According to LDEA boss Anthony Souh, the agency suffers from substantial internal

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.DEA Boss Gets Tough
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'', 2012-06-01. Accessed 2012-06-03. Directors are appointed by the

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subject to

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by the

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* Government agencies established in 1998 Drug control law Law enforcement in Liberia Drugs in Liberia Government agencies of Liberia {{Liberia-stub

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