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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mark Mengonfia and Mark Banchereau

Authorities burn cocaine worth $336 million in country’s largest drug bust

Liberia Cocaine - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Liberian authorities have incinerated a staggering 4.2 metric tons of cocaine, $336 million worth, just days after announcing the country's largest-ever drug seizure and implicating high-ranking police officials in the illicit operation.

Investigators identified officers allegedly involved in escorting the cocaine after its arrival.

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