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Liberia: 'Ex-VP Howard Taylor Connected to U.S.$317m Drugs Case'

Published by AllAfrica By editor@liberianobserver.com (Liberian Observer) · 20 August 2026 at 13:14
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Liberia: 'Ex-VP Howard Taylor Connected to U.S.$317m Drugs Case'
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[Liberian Observer] The fight against illicit drugs has entered a politically explosive phase after Police Inspector General Gregory O. W. Coleman emphatically placed former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor within a trafficking network linked to the country's reported US$317 million cocaine seizure, while Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh defended the government's decision to stop her from

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