In brief
Former Liberian vice‑president Jewel Howard‑Taylor has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking, money‑laundering, and related offences. Detained at Monrovia’s airport, she was accused of importing and distributing controlled drugs through a network that includes foreign nationals. This case comes amid Liberia’s intensified efforts to curb transnational cocaine routes from South America to Europe and to tackle corruption within its government.
Jewel Howard‑Taylor, who served as Liberia’s vice‑president, has been charged with drug trafficking, money‑laundering and other offences.
She was detained at Monrovia’s Roberts International Airport before boarding a flight to the U.S.
Authorities say she illegally imported, sold and transported controlled drugs, aiding a larger trafficking network.
The Republic is cracking down on transnational cocaine routes, with a focus on catching the crime networks that move drugs from South America to Europe.
Three foreign national suspects—two Croatians and one Ukrainian—are also being pursued in connection with the case.
The charges come after a series of corruption scandals in the former President George Weah’s 6‑year administration and a new administration pledging to clamp down on criminal influence.
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