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

[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 leaving the country and subsequently bring her into custody.