Event Brief
Liberia charges former VP Jewel Howard-Taylor in drug case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 7:37 AM ET
Summary: Liberia has charged former vice-president Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences in a probe into an alleged transnational narcotics network. She was detained on Wednesday before boarding a flight at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, and police linked her to a $317m cocaine seizure last month.
WHO: Liberia justice ministry; Jewel Howard-Taylor
WHAT: Liberia charged former vice-president Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences.
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Roberts International Airport, Monrovia, Liberia
WHY: She was charged as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network, linked by police to a $317m cocaine seizure.
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