Liberia: Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) arrested an Officer of the Liberia Immigration Service on allegation of Trafficking Narcotic Drug “Kush”

By Abdul Rahman Bangura-

NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The officer dubbed as Cyrus David, was apprehended in Tappita on February 6th, 2024, on allegations of trafficking narcotics – “Kush”. It is alleged that; David was using his uniform for secretly making use of drug-related activities — allegedly trafficking about 7.54 grams of the narcotic substance known as “Kush”.

Thomas Saye, the LDEA Nimba County Commander, informed the Media that, Officer Cyrus David and co-host, Joseph Kollie, have been charged with diverse offenses, encircling unlicensed distribution, transportation, possession, and trafficking of narcotic drugs — drugs crimes that contravene Section 14.103, 14.107, and 14.111 of the amended panel law of Oct. 17, 2014.

“He was caught red-handed by my officer carrying on the transaction, but lied of seizing it from a trafficker, whom he couldn’t show us,” Saye noted.

The cumulated estimate of the seized drugs is roughly $423.25, equivalent to about L$80,000. In the circumstances of his arrest, David was primarily taken to the local authorities of the Liberia Immigration Service in Ganta, where he was relieved of his duties by the PISD division of the LIS.

He was virtually handed over to the LDEA for prosecution. Both individuals have been sent to the Sanniquellie Magisterial Court and are presently in jail awaiting their court trial.

Officer Cyrus David, 37, reportedly asserted that, he obtained the drugs from a dealer in Tappita. Thus, he couldn’t provide any proof of evidence of the alleged dealer to the LDEA upon his arrest.

The LDEA divulged that, David was caught in the act of carrying out the transaction but could not substantiate his claim of having confiscated the narcotics from a trafficker.

It is believed that Officer Cyrus David had sometimes been correlated to an incident of firing his weapon in a neighborhood in Ganta in February of 2022.

This incident sparked panic amongst residents and raised concerns about the officer’s behavior and association with drug abusers.

Virtually, the incident at the time, which happened closest to the Guinea– Liberia border in Ganta, lasted about two minutes and stimulated many to have the notion that, their community was under attack by armed gangs. They were later noticed that the situation was being caused by officer David.

Narrating the incident at the time, Saa Tamba said the officer entered his home at about 3 a.m., claiming that he was in search of a criminal, and while leaving, he fired his gun twice, penetrating the ceiling and wall from the hallway of the four-bedroom house.

“He did not come with an arrest warrant but ordered all the occupants to get on their knees, demanding that all the rooms’ doors be opened so he could search for the criminal,” Tamba stated.

It was same highlighted; Ganta citizens have often informed the competent authorities that David was always almost in the company of drug abusers.

In the meantime, legal process unfolds, the LDEA asserts, it is committed to pursuing justice and guaranteeing that the people involved in illegal drug activities are held accountable for their actions.

For New Africa Daily News Abdul Rahman Bangura Reports, Africa Correspondent