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 as the seizure itself.

It would set the tone: how alarmed should Liberians be, how much do officials actually know, and how far up does this go?

Attorney General and Minister […] ...