Liberia's president sacks top drug enforcers

Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has fired three of the country's top drug enforcement officials.

The move comes two days after the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) said it had suspended a chief operations officer after an audio recording emerged on social media in which he is heard allegedly trying to order his daughter be freed after a drug-related arrest.

Liberia is grappling with the spread of kush, a cheap and highly addictive drug.

Bokai dismissed the three top LDEA officials for "administrative reasons", according to a statement from his executive mansion.

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