Liberia cocaine seizure and incineration
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Liberia burns $336m cocaine in drug bust
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Liberian authorities seized 237 kilograms of cocaine at Roberts International Airport.
In June, Liberian police, the drug enforcement agency, and other agencies seized 237 kilograms of cocaine at Roberts International Airport. The seized amount was valued at over $19 million.
The seizure occurred amid broader trends in West Africa, which has become a key transit route for cocaine trafficked from South America to Europe, with at least 30% of cocaine destined for the continent passing through the region according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.