Drug and Crime
How a Serbian Former Kickboxer Ended Up In Liberia’s US$318 Million Cocaine Bust
Monrovia — A few days after Liberia recorded its largest cocaine seizure in history, one of the prime suspects turned out to…
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Liberia: What Jojo Boakai’s Statement Settles, and what it doesn’t
WHAT JOJO BOAKAI’S STATEMENT SETTLES, AND WHAT IT DOESN’T Joseph Boakai Jr. spent nearly twenty minutes Wednesday doing something he says he’s avoided…
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Liberia: ‘Build Integrity, Not a Haven for Drug Dealers,’ Sirleaf Tells Government
MONROVIA, Liberia — Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has urged the Liberian government to build integrity, discipline, and public confidence in order…
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Liberia formally Indicts 12 in Record $317.68M Cocaine Case, Alleging a Smuggling Scheme that Reaches Back to 2024 but Big Names Noticeably Missing
Monrovia — Liberia’s record US$317.68 million cocaine case has moved from allegation to formal charge. A writ of arrest and police charge…
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Liberia: Lawyer for Ex-NSA Deputy Rejects Attempts Linking Weah-Era into Ongoing Probe
MONROVIA — The lawyer for Gerald Smith, a former deputy at the National Security Agency, has come to the defense of his…
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Liberia: A Viral Video, A President’s Son and a Promise to Burn US$318M Seized Cocaine
MONROVIA — A viral video has done what a month of drug busts couldn’t quite manage on its own: dragged the president’s…
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Liberia: How a Police Intelligence Chief Almost Compromised Biggest Drug Case With US$10K Bribe
MONROVIA — This one hit close to home. Johnny Bolar Dean was in the circle of the Inspector General of Police, Gregory…
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Liberia: Morlu Demands International Probe as Gov’t Faces Heat Over $317M Cocaine Seizure and Unresolved $19M Case
Monrovia – Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) Chairman Mulbah K. Morlu has renewed calls for an international investigation into Liberia’s…
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Long on Reassurance, Short on Answers: What the Government’s First Words on the $317M Cocaine Bust Reveal
Monrovia – For a country unaccustomed to headlines involving nearly four tons of cocaine, the government’s first public word on the matter mattered…
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Liberia: Colombian Consulate Distances Itself from Alleged National, Urges Full Investigation into US$317 Million Cocaine Bust
Monrovia – The Office of the Honorary Consulate General of Colombia in Liberia says it has no record of the man identified as…