Joint Security Urged to Arrest GLS Officials in US$19 Million Drug Case

By: Melvin Flomo

MONROVIA, Liberia – Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has called on the Joint Security to arrest and prosecute officials of Global Logistics Services (GLS) if investigators are unable to locate the individual who allegedly delivered the US$19 million worth of cocaine to the company’s warehouse.

The statement came during a hearing before the Liberian Senate after members of the Joint Security informed lawmakers that they have not been able to locate or arrest the individual whom GLS General Manager Paul King identified as the person who delivered the shipment of cocaine that was later seized by authorities.

Responding to the security team’s disclosure, Senator Dillon questioned why no arrests had been made despite investigators having the narcotics, the warehouse where they were stored, and the individual responsible for keeping them.

“You have the drugs; you have the person who kept them; you have the location where they were kept, and the warehouse, so why have you not arrested them?” Senator Dillon asked.

He further argued that if investigators cannot apprehend the alleged supplier, then those found in possession of the drugs should be held accountable under the law.

“So, if you cannot find those who gave the drugs to GLS, then the drugs are for them. Arrest them, take them to court and prosecute them,” Dillon declared.

The US$19 million cocaine seizure remains one of Liberia’s largest drug cases in recent years and has sparked widespread public interest, with growing calls for transparency, accountability, and the prosecution of everyone found responsible.

The Joint Security has maintained that investigations are ongoing as authorities work to identify and dismantle the network behind the shipment.