Drug and Crime
Liberia: Pres. Boakai Sacks Justice Minister, Solicitor General Amid $336M Cocaine Bust Probe
Monrovia — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has removed Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh and Solicitor General Cllr. Augustine Fayiah from their posts, abruptly reshuffling the...
Drug and Crime
Liberia: In US$19m Cocaine Case: 10 Indicted Over 200kg Haul, US$100k Bribe Plot
MONROVIA — A Montserrado County Grand Jury has indicted 10 defendants in connection with the alleged trafficking of a 200-kilogram cocaine shipment through Roberts...
Drug and Crime
One Woman, half a Billion Dollars: The Question Liberia’s Drug Investigation hasn’t Answered
As former President George Weah touches down in Monrovia, the two record-breaking drug busts that started this saga — nearly half a billion dollars...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Ex-VP Jewel Howard Taylor’s Drug Case Delayed as Defense Seeks Medical Records, Cardiologist
MONROVIA — The preliminary hearing in the government’s drug trafficking and money laundering case against former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has been delayed as...
Drug and Crime
Liberian Statesman Intensifies Call for Police Inspector General to Recuse Himself From US$317M Cocaine Investigation
Monrovia – United States-based Liberian statesman and Pleasantville City Council member, James D. Barclay, has intensified his call for Liberia’s Inspector General of Police, Colonel Gregory...
News
Rep. Marvin Cole Rallies Bong County Behind Jewel Howard-Taylor, Alleges Selective Justice in Drug Case
MONROVIA – Bong County District #3 Representative Marvin Cole is calling on residents of Bong County to unite in support of former Vice President...
News
Liberia: ANC Demands Independent Probe Into Narcotics Case, Warns Against Selective Justice
Monrovia — The Alternative National Congress has called for an independent, transparent and impartial investigation into Liberia’s ongoing narcotics probe, warning the government against...
Drug and Crime
Liberia: How a Mystery Ship Exposed a Nations’s Blind Spots
By Rodney D. Sieh | [email protected]
MONROVIA — Liberia is a small country with a long memory for how badly things can go wrong when...
Drug and Crime
Liberia: Senator Konneh Urges Justice Ministry to Publish Documents Behind Police Vehicle Procurement Amid Drug Allegations
Monrovia — Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh has urged the Ministry of Justice and security authorities to publicly release documentary evidence surrounding the procurement and...
Drug and Crime
Liberia: Drug Fight Faces Credibility Crisis as Experts Demand Independent Probe; Justice Minister Pushes On
Monrovia — Calls for an independent investigation into Liberia’s escalating illicit drug crisis intensified Wednesday as leading experts warned that ongoing investigations could suffer a...
Drug and Crime
Justice Minister Tweh: Liberia Will Not Surrender to Drug Traffickers
MONROVIA— Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh has vowed that the Government of Liberia will intensify its fight against drug trafficking, warning...