LDEA Gets Tough

By New Republic Liberia

-Arrests Expired Drugs

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested several ‘expired drugs’ from various health centers and drug stores across the city.

Bio Form Health Center is being affected by the raid carried out by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency and is temporarily shut down for allegedly selling expired pharmaceutical drugs.

The agency has also arrested huge quantity of expired pharmaceutical drugs from two “illegal” dispensers in Mount Barclay

Suspects Sando Doe and his wife Janet Doe were arrested with the huge quantity of illegal pharmaceutical drugs following intelligence from the National Security Agency.

The LDEA Boss Marcus Soko put the value of the expired pharmaceutical drugs at a little over US$15,000.00.

Director Soko told the station that the confiscated drugs will be burned while the perpetrators undergo prosecution.

At the same time, OkayFM said the Liberia Medical Health Regulatory Authority has temporary closed down the Bio Form Health Center for selling expired pharmaceutical drugs to the public.

LMHRA officials told a joint news conference along with the Liberia Medical Dental Council that the Bio Form Health Center was caught selling expired drugs following a search and monitoring from its team of inspectors.

New Republic Liberia 6904 posts 0 comments

Alphonso Toweh

Has been in the profession for over twenty years. He has worked for many international media outlets  including: West Africa Magazine, Africa Week Magazine, African Observer and  did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Times, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He is the current correspondent for Reuters 
 He holds first  MA with honors in International  Relations and a  candidate for second master in International Peace studies and Conflict  Resolution from the University of Liberia. 

You might also like More from author

Comments are closed.