Liberia charges former VP Jewel Howard-Taylor over drugs

By The BriefBrief

Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses linked to an investigation of a transnational narcotics network. Howard-Taylor was stopped while trying to leave the country at Roberts International Airport and taken to national police headquarters, the attorney general said.

WHO: Liberia's attorney general; Jewel Howard-Taylor

WHAT: Liberia charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and related offenses in a transnational drug-ring investigation.

WHEN: Aug 19, 2026

WHERE: Liberia

WHY: The charges were brought as part of an investigation into a transnational narcotics network.

Sources (1): Straits Times

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