On a clear Thursday in Monrovia, Liberia, law enforcement teams set fire to a historic cache of narcotics: 4.2 metric tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of $336 million. The incineration marks a defining moment in the West African nation’s fight against transnational drug trafficking, coming just days after authorities uncovered the largest drug seizure in Liberia’s recorded history and revealed a shocking link to senior members of the country’s own police force.
Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine as senior police officials are implicated
