Liberian border guards arrest gas leaving for Guinea

Liberian border security has confiscated dozens of gallons of gas being smuggled by black marketers into neighboring Guinea.

By Thomas Domah, Nimba County

Ganta, Liberia, March 20, 2024 – The Liberian Immigration Service border patrol unit assigned in Nimba County has arrested over sixty gallons of gasoline from various by-pass routes leading into neighboring Guinea.

The gas was arrested near the Ganta Main Border adjacent to the St. John River while being smuggled to Guinea.

Border Patrol Commanders Amos Smith and Williams Paye Borbor arrested the gas from various motorcyclists, who Guineans allegedly contacted to transport the commodity into Guinea.

The NEW DAWN gathered that over five drums of gas leave Ganta for Guinea daily, which has created shortage in the county.

Besides, trucks loaded with rice leave the Ganta Main Border daily for Guinea for sale by business people. 

Recently, truckloads of rice were clandestinely taken out of the Freeport of Monrovia in a cartel presided over by port security officers. The Management of the National Port Authority has investigated and suspended several guards at the port.  

A few days ago, Joint Security officers assigned at the Ganta Main Border were engaged in a scuffle over bribes offered by Guinean traders to enable them to cross the border from Liberia with their goods.

Report says most business owners in Ganta are involved in transporting rice and gas into Guinea for sale.

Some of the Guineans told our correspondent that Liberian commerce inspectors and border security levied huge taxes on goods leaving the country.

The NEW DAWN gathered that a gallon of gas is now being sold in Ganta for one thousand Liberian Dollars. Editing by Jonathan Browne