Drug and Crime
Liberia: Police Chief Demands Senator Konneh “Show the Evidence” in Cocaine Cartel Claims
MONROVIA — A pointed letter from Liberia’s top police official to Sen. Amara Konneh has escalated tensions between law enforcement and the…
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Liberia: President Boakai Signs Port Decentralization Bill in Middle of Biggest Drug Crisis
A year ago, the Liberian president said breaking up Liberia’s ports would risk the country’s maritime security. This week, with a mystery…
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Liberia: Gongloe Demands Independent Probe Into Cocaine Crisis
Monrovia — As Liberia grapples with the fallout from its largest-ever cocaine seizures, renowned Liberian lawyer and politician Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe…
Drug and Crime
Liberia: EFFL Demands Suspension of Police IG Coleman Over Liberia’s Drug Crisis
Paynesville — The Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia (EFFL) has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to immediately suspend Liberia National Police…
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Liberia: Two Months Into the Biggest Cocaine Cases, Questions of Accountability Mount
Monrovia – Two months into Liberia’s biggest-ever drug cases, a troubling question remains unanswered: who is actually being held accountable?
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Liberia: Five LDEA Leadership Changes in Two Years—Senator Konneh Warns Liberia Cannot “Change the Figurehead” and Cure the Cancer
MONROVIA— President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s decision to replace the leadership of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency marks the latest turn in a…
Drug and Crime
Liberia: Boakai Replaces Biago, Taps Ex-Defense Chief Ziankahn to Lead LDEA Amid Cocaine Probe
MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed retired Major General Daniel Dee Ziankahn Jr. as Director General of the Liberia Drug…
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Liberia: Boakai Appoints Ziankahn to Lead LDEA, Suspends Biago Over Ethics Concerns
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has dismissed Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Officer-in-Charge Fitzgerald T. M. Biago over allegations he received a…
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Liberia: Ex-LDEA Airport Commander Rearrested Allegedly Attempting to Leave Country in $19.2M Cocaine Case
Monrovia — Moses Jallah, the former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) deputy commander at Roberts International Airport, has been rearrested after allegedly…
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Liberia: Inside the Deadline That Could Define President Boakai’s War on Drugs
“A Detailed Report Within Forty-Eight Hours” The presidency did not wait for the controversy to cool on its own. The Minister of…