▁ag ency ▁began ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁D rug ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Government ▁of ▁National ▁Unity ; ▁it ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁during ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Am os ▁S aw yer . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁its ▁present ▁form : ▁President ▁Taylor ▁signed ▁a ▁bill ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Legisl ature ▁that ▁created ▁the ▁DE A ▁and ▁pattern ed ▁it ▁after ▁the ▁D rug ▁En for cement ▁Administration ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁DE A ▁is ▁charged ▁with ▁fighting ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁at ▁the ▁country ' s ▁borders , ▁arrest ing ▁tra ff ick ers ▁and ▁deal ers , ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁illegal ▁dru gs . ▁According ▁to ▁DE A ▁b oss ▁Anthony ▁Sou h , ▁the ▁ag ency ▁never theless ▁suff ers ▁from ▁substantial ▁internal ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁DE A ▁b oss ▁was ▁Director ▁Henry ▁Shaw , ▁but ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Sou h . ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁subject ▁to ▁confirm ation ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Liber ia . ▁The ▁DE A ▁is ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁over see ing ▁commerce ▁in ▁legal ▁dru gs ▁and ▁other ▁ph arma ce ut ical s ; ▁such ▁subst ances ▁are ▁within ▁the ▁pur view ▁of ▁the ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Board ▁of ▁Liber ia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G overn ment ▁ag encies ▁established ▁in ▁