Liberia: How a Huge Drug Consignment Moved Through the Airport

Liberia: How a Huge Drug Consignment Moved Through the Airport

The documents reviewed by the Daily Observer, combined with interviews with sources familiar with airport cargo operations, allow for a clearer reconstruction of how the nearly 200-kilogram cocaine shipment moved through Roberts International Airport before its discovery.

LIBERIA PROTEST COALITION PETITIONS U.S. EMBASSY OVER US$19M COCAINE SCANDAL, DEMANDS INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING PROBE

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia Coalition cites lack of transparency in major narcotics cases, urges disclosure of individuals linked to the RIA cocaine seizure and review of unresolved drug investigations MONROVIA – The Liberia Protest Coalition (LPC), a coalition of more than 37 civil rights organizations, political groups, student movements, community-based organizations, and pro-democracy activists, has petitioned the United S…

Liberians Seek Accountability Following Significant Drug Bust at Major Airport – Axadle | Stay Informed with Horn of Africa Headlines

The recent confiscation of over 200 kilograms of cocaine at Roberts International Airport, located just outside Monrovia, has sparked an intense public discourse regarding the government’s approach to the escalating drug crisis in Liberia. Opposition leaders are now voicing concerns that officials within President Joseph Boakai’s administration may have played a role in this extensive […]

Demands for Answers Intensify Over US$19M Drug Seizure - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

Monrovia, Liberia, June 15, 2026 – The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND)-led Liberia Protest Coalition, organizers of the planned July 17, 2026 “Peaceful Protest,” is calling on the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) to publicly release the identities of all individuals and entities linked to the reported US$19 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport. STAND also rejected claims that the transnational nature of the c…

Reconstructing the Cocaine’s Journey Through RIA

A 200-kilogram cocaine shipment passed through multiple airport stages undetected before discovery, revealing flaws in security procedures and institutional challenges within Liberia's airport security infrastructure.