The Center for Advocacy and Civic Engagement (CFAC) has welcomed President Joseph Boakai’s sweeping actions against government officials and law enforcement personnel allegedly entangled in Liberia’s escalating narcotics crisis. The President’s order for dismissals, suspensions, and investigations marks a dramatic escalation in the nation’s war on drugs, signaling that public office will no longer serve as a shield for criminal conduct.
CFAC hailed the move as a critical step toward reinforcing the rule of law and restoring accountability. “Liberia’s fight against illicit drugs demands courageous leadership, strong institutions, and unwavering political will,” the organization declared.
For decades, drug trafficking has eroded national security, devastated young lives, fueled organized crime, and corroded public trust in state institutions. The President’s intervention, CFAC noted, sends an unmistakable message: no official is above the law.
Yet the advocacy group cautioned that justice must be impartial and far-reaching. CFAC urged investigators to pursue cases “without fear, favor, political interference, or selective justice,” stressing that accountability must extend beyond midlevel operatives to senior officials where credible evidence exists.
In a bold call for transparency, CFAC demanded that the government publicly disclose the identities of high-ranking officials implicated in drug trafficking once sufficient evidence has been established. Such openness, it argued, is vital to restoring public confidence and proving that the antinarcotics campaign is genuine and comprehensive.
At the same time, CFAC underscored the constitutional guarantees of due process and presumption of innocence, warning that the pursuit of justice must remain firmly anchored in respect for the rule of law.
The group also pressed for systemic reforms: stronger interagency coordination, tighter border security, enhanced intelligence sharing, and adequate resourcing of law enforcement institutions. Sustainable success, CFAC emphasized, will require institutional oversight, regional collaboration, and international partnerships to dismantle the criminal networks driving Liberia’s drug trade.
“Justice must not only be done—it must be seen to be done,” CFAC concluded, urging Liberians to reject the drug economy and rally behind lawful efforts to protect communities and secure a safer future.
With the nation gripped by the menace of narcotics, CFAC’s clarion call intensifies pressure on the government to prove that its crackdown is more than rhetoric—and that Liberia’s fight against drugs will spare no one.
