Liberia: Ganta Mayor Denies Alleged Role in Drug Suspect’s Escape

The Mayor of Ganta, Samuel S. Hardt, has strongly refuted media reports linking him and the Ganta Business Association to the escape of an alleged drug trafficker from the custody of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA).

In a press release issued on Friday, August 22, 2025, Mayor Hardt dismissed the claims as “completely false, misleading, and a calculated attempt” to undermine the city’s collective fight against narcotics.

“I want to categorically state and clarify that at no time did…