Law Enforcement Agencies
Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA)
The Liberia Revenue Authority Investigates economic crimes involving tax evasion, smuggling, and counterfeiting. LRA provides updates on cases of tax evasion, smuggling, and counterfeiting as well as the number of interceptions made and cases related to the regulation on cross-border transportation of currencies and bearer negotiable instruments.
LRA is a member of the IMC and a member of the Financial Crime Working Group.
Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC)
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) investigates acts of corruption and other financial crimes and prosecutes where the MOJ has not prosecuted within 90 days. LACC effects seizure and makes application for freezing and confiscation. LACC also provides updates on cases of corruption and other financial crimes including indictment, convictions, seizures, freezing, and confiscation. LACC is a member of the IMC and a member of the Financial Crime Working Group.
Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA)
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) intercepts illicit traffickers in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and drug money launderers including drug runs conducted by organized national and transnational criminal gangs. LDEA provides updates on the number and values of interceptions made of illicit traffickers in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and drug-money launderers including the number of arrests, searches, seizures, and applications for freezing of assets relating to drug traffickers and drug-money launderers.
LDEA is a member of the IMC and a member of the Financial Crime Working Group.
Liberia National Police (LNP)
The Liberia National Police (LNP) coordinates with other LEAs to investigate ML/TF and predicate offenses and file charges or indictments against accused parties (in conjunction with MOJ in some cases). LNP also coordinates with other LEAs to effect arrests, searches, and seizures as well as make applications for freezing of assets relating to ML/TF and predicate offenses. They provide updates on ML/TF & predicate offenses investigations & indictment including the number of arrests, searches, seizures, applications for freezing of assets relating to ML/TF & predicate offenses & values. LNP is a member of the IMC and a member of the Financial Crime Working Group.
National Security Agency (NSA)
The National Security Agency (NSA) conducts counter-terrorism investigations and other related national security threats investigations. NSA provides information about terrorist activities including terrorist financing and other serious threats to national security.
NSA is a member of the IMC and a member of the Financial Crime Working Group.
Liberia Immigration Service (LIS)
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) intercepts transnational ML/TF & predicate offenses alleged criminals & criminals, conducts preliminary investigation & turn-over to competent authorities for investigation, and assists in the implementation of the regulation on cross-border transportation of currencies & bearer negotiable instruments. They provide updates on numbers and values of interception of transnational ML/TF & predicate offenses alleged criminals, preliminary investigation conducted, and turn-overs made to competent authorities.
LIS is a member of the IMC and a member of the Financial Crime Working Group.
Trans-National Crime Unit (TCU)
The Trans-National Crime Unit (TCU) conducts and assists other LEAs in investigating transnational crimes (relating to cross border).
Ministry of Labor (MoL)
The Ministry of Labor (MoL) provides updates on the number of suspicious transactions relative to labor, such as migrant smuggling, child trafficking, child labor, seamen trade activities, and other labor-related money laundering activities. MoL ensures a Know Your Employee (KYE) program in place that allows for the understanding of employees’ backgrounds, conflicts of interest, and susceptibility to ML and TF complicity throughout the country. MoL is a member of the IMC and a member of the Financial Crime Working Group.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protects against environmental crimes for ML/TF.
Forestry Development Authority (FDA)
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) protects against environmental crimes relating to forestry for ML/TF