Liberia seizes €277 million worth of cocaine linked to 'organised and well-funded' trafficking network
News World Liberia Liberia seizes €277 million worth of cocaine linked to 'organised and well-funded' trafficking network A photo showing a man being arrested following a raid by the Liberian National Police on 21 July 2026. Liberian authorities have seized nearly four tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated $317 million (€277 million) in what authorities call one of the country's largest drug busts. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The operation took place on the road leading to Roberts International Airport, about 30 kilometres from the capital, Monrovia, and led to the arrest of two foreign nationals.
- ▪News World Liberia Liberia seizes €277 million worth of cocaine linked to 'organised and well-funded' trafficking network A photo showing a man being arrested following a raid by the Liberian National Police on 21 July 2026.
- ▪Liberian authorities have seized nearly four tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated $317 million (€277 million) in what authorities call one of the country's largest drug busts.
- ▪ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The operation took place on the road leading to Roberts International Airport, about 30 kilometres from the capital, Monrovia, and led to the arrest of two foreign nationals.
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News World Liberia Liberia seizes €277 million worth of cocaine linked to 'organised and well-funded' trafficking network A photo showing a man being arrested following a raid by the Liberian National Police on 21 July 2026. Credit: Liberian National Police/Facebook. - Copyright Liberia National Police - LNP Copyright Liberia National Police - LNP By Greta Ruffino Published on 23/07/2026 - 16:29 GMT+2 Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp According to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, West Africa is a key transit hub for cocaine bound for Europe.
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