# Liberia charges former vice president in transnational drug-ring probe

https://mins.news/en/item/26538

- Reuters, 2026-08-19 18:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/liberias-former-vice-president-charged-transnational-narcotics-investigation-2026-08-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a85f505c69d29000181a39f

> Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses in an investigation into a transnational narcotics network, the country’s attorney general said Wednesday.

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