Drug and Crime
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 sheet filed...
Drug and Crime
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 client, declaring...
Drug and Crime
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 family directly...
News
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 Coleman. His...
Drug and Crime
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 growing drug...
Drug and Crime
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 as much...
Drug and Crime
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 a Colombian...
Drug and Crime
Liberia: Simeon Freeman Alleges Liberia Has Become a “Drug Storage Depot,” Calls for Major Shake-Up At Ports
Monrovia – Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) Political Leader, Simeon Freeman, has launched another attack on Boakai’s Administration, alleging that Liberia’s seaport and airport...