IPNEWS: A joint operation comprising a the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have arrested a 31 year old Bissau – Guinean national identify as Malam Conte. The arrest was made in plain view following a well verified intelligence from the U.S. government.
At about 1:00 PM, LDEA stormed the SONIT Liberia Inc. compound and seized there from a huge quantity of raw Cocaine concealed among frozen goods owned by SONIT Inc.
SONIT Incorporated is a frozen food company located in Topoe Village along the Japanese Free Way. However, the company has distance it selves from the act and has since collaborated with the LDEA to ensure the arrest. The value of the confiscated drug is about Hundred Million United Stdollarsollar (100,000.000).
Following the arrest, suspect Conte admitted having a connection with the consignment and stated that he has since arrived in the country about two weeks ago to await the consignment.
During the joint security preliminary investigation, suspect Conte said he was asked by his international partners to follow the consignment and ensure it reaches the final destination. However, he did not know whether Liberia is the final destination.
It was also established that suspect Malam arrived in the country with two other accomplices who checked in at the Royal Grand Hotel. They later moved over to the Boulevard Palace Hotel where the LDEA picked up additional information leading towards the syndicate.
Meanwhile, suspect Gustavo Henrique, a Braz, and ilian Adlaidulai Djibril a Portuguese who both accompanied Malam were not in their hotel room at the time of storming by the joint operations.
Suspect Malam is currently under full-scale scale investigation, while suspects Gustavo Henrique and Adulai Djibril are at large.
