07/23/2025
LDEA officer S/AGT. Jimmy N.U.Brimah ✍️✍️
"The Fight Against Drugs Is Not a March to the Capitol
An Open Letter to the Organizers and Participants of the Planned Anti-Drug March – August 7, 2025
Dear Organizers and Fellow Citizens,
I write to you as a concerned Liberian, a dedicated officer of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), and most importantly, as a patriot committed to securing a drug-free future for our nation. I understand the pain, anger, and desperation that drive your desire to march to the Capitol on August 7, 2025. The scourge of drugs is devastating our youth, tearing families apart, and threatening the very fabric of our society. Your outrage is valid, but your approach needs rethinking.
The fight against drugs is not a protest. It is not a one-day march. It is a sustained, coordinated, and collective effort that must involve all of us. Not in confrontation, but in cooperation.
A protest at the Capitol will not break down the networks of traffickers and distributors who are poisoning our communities. What will make a real difference is your collaboration with the government, particularly with the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency, to identify and dismantle these dangerous groups. We need your eyes and ears in the communities, not your feet on the Capitol's steps.
The unfortunate reality is that in many of the same communities crying out against drugs, drug dealers and traffickers are being protected, hidden, and even celebrated. Families know who they are. Neighbors know where they operate. Yet when LDEA agents arrive, we are met with resistance, silence, and at times, hostility.
If we truly want change, we must stop shielding the very people responsible for our suffering. I urge you: do not turn a blind eye. Do not harbor these criminals in your homes and neighborhoods. Report them. Expose them. Refuse to be complicit in their destruction. No amount of marching will heal a drug-ravaged child. But your testimony, your vigilance, and your cooperation with law enforcement can help prevent another child from being lost.
The LDEA is not your enemy. We are stretched thin, under-resourced, and facing a battle that no agency can win alone. We need the people. We need the community. We need you. Not to raise placards, but to raise awareness. Not to chant slogans, but to speak truth. Not to march, but to mobilize.
Let us organize community forums. Let us train local leaders to recognize and report drug activity. Let us build neighborhood watch networks that are informed and alert. Let us advocate for stiffer penalties and swifter justice for those who profit from destruction. Let us push for rehabilitation centers for addicts and reformation programs for at-risk youth.
Your energy is powerful. But that energy should be channeled into solutions, not spectacles. A march may get media attention, but collaboration will save lives.
I call on you, all organizers, religious leaders, community elders, youth groups, market women, and every concerned Liberian to join us in this national emergency. Not by marching to the Capitol, but by stepping up in your communities. Partner with the LDEA. Become anti-drug ambassadors. Refuse to give sanctuary to traffickers and pushers. Help us protect our children. Help us defend our future.
The fight against drugs is a long road, but it is a road we must walk together. Not in protest, but in unity, strategy, and resolve.
Yours in service to Liberia"
S/AGT. Jimmy N.U.Brimah
