Africa-Press – Liberia. Residents of Sayon Town praised the LDEA for the smooth operation which they said will provide relief to their community.
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Justice, has indicted a Nigerian notorious drug dealer identified as George Ikpehehukwu alias “Original Japan”.
Montserrado County Attorney Cllr. Swahilo Sesay told Front Page Africa Wednesday that his office has completed the indictment and the case has been transferred to Criminal Court “C” which has the responsibility to prosecute drug related cases.
Cllr. Sesay informed FPA that “Original Japan” will be served his indictment and stand trial before the end of this month at the Temple of Justice.
Early this year, the boss of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency Col. Abraham Kromah had this to say about the arrest of “Original Japan” following his arrest: “We will not cease in this fight against drugs because this situation is affecting a number of people, especially our youth.”
He added: “You see people of Sayon Town were living in fear of the criminal rate because the drug users after taking the drugs will hijack innocent people and take away their properties. This is a war we must fight together,” Col. Kromah said.
“This is our first operation and we will continue even more with strengthening team of agents across the country and I’m going to ensure those who are arrested today are fully prosecuted by the law of this country,” he added.
Residents of Sayon Town praised the LDEA for the smooth operation which they said will provide relief to their community.
The LDEA boss said the smooth-strike action was part of the LDEA’s mission to buttress government’s efforts to fight against illicit drug abuse in the country and hunt down traffickers.
According to him, the alleged drug cartel is being investigated by the Liberia National Police (LNP). “The suspects were found with a huge percentage of cocaine, heroin, and tramadol, among other narcotic substances worth around five million Liberian dollars,” he said.
Meanwhile, the LDEA boss pleaded with the Government of Liberia to increase budgetary support to the LDEA to boost the agency’s operations.
The Nigerian suspects facing investigation are George Ikpehehukwu, alias “Original Japan, who is alleged to be an Auto-parts dealer, and Mr. Sunday Odeh.
LDEA Director Col. Abraham Kromah said the alleged drug dealers were tracked down by agents of the LDEA after a tip-off from a whistleblower.
He revealed the suspects were arrested in smooth strike-actions to clamp down on the increase of narcotic substances.
Liberians saw the arrest as a significant breakthrough in the nation’s fight against illicit drugs in the wake of a growing population of young people who are going wayward due to drug abuse.
“Original Japan”, however, said he was innocent.
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