Liberia burns 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine after record drug seizure

Liberian authorities burned 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine worth about $336 million.

Liberian law enforcement agents burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million on Thursday, days after authorities announced the country’s largest-ever drug seizure and implicated senior police officials in the trafficking operation.

Robert Murphy and Claire Turnbull were found transporting 19 kilos of cannabis in a car

The massive haul, Liberia's biggest drug bust in history, amounted to nearly 4 metric tons (8,818 pounds)

Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine as senior police officials are implicated  Toronto Star

Liberian law enforcement agents have burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million