# Former Liberian vice president charged in drug-trafficking probe

https://mins.news/en/item/26888

- BBC News, 2026-08-20 03:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx028ryy6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences. She was detained at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia before boarding a flight out of the country and has not publicly commented. Three foreign nationals were also charged in absentia over alleged links to the same network.

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