The drug busts have intensified scrutiny of Liberia's narcotics problem, with social media users, political commentators and local media calling for greater accountability from public officials and swift progress in the investigation.

Liberian law enforcement agents have burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million.

The massive haul, Liberia's biggest drug bust in history, amounted to nearly 4 metric tons (8,818 pounds)