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Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering, and related offenses amid an investigation into a transnational narcotics network.
- Howard-Taylor was detained at Roberts International Airport while attempting to leave Liberia and faces multiple charges including unlicensed importation and distribution of controlled substances.
- Three foreigners—two Croatians and one Ukrainian—were also charged in absentia for their alleged involvement in the drug network, with authorities seeking their apprehension.
- The charges come shortly after Liberia's largest-ever cocaine seizure valued at $336 million, though officials stated the two cases are not connected.
- West Africa has become a significant transit route for cocaine trafficking from South America to Europe, exploiting weak border controls and enforcement in the region.
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