[3] Before its creation, fighting drug crimes was a responsibility of the Ministry of Defense.
Five years later, the committee was converted into its present form: President Charles Taylor signed a bill passed by the National Legislature that created the LDEA and patterned it after the Drug Enforcement Administration in the United States.
In 2011, the LDEA boss was Director Henry Shaw,[2] but by 2012 he had been replaced by Anthony Souh.
According to LDEA boss Anthony Souh, the agency suffers from substantial internal corruption.
[5] Directors are appointed by the President subject to confirmation by the Senate of Liberia.