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By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The biggest cocaine seizure has taken a new turn after the Liberia National Police declared that the interception of more …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has charged five suspects and one logistics company in connection with the reported seizure …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has defended its handling of the 2024 release of accused drug trafficking suspect Michael U.S. …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Executive Director of the Witness Protection Agency (WPA), Atty. Teklo Maxwell Grigsby, has warned that Liberia’s fight against corruption cannot …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Liberia National Police (LNP) Inspector General Gregory O.W. Coleman has launched an ambitious five-year reform agenda aimed at restoring public …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA – A tense Senate hearing on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, over the US$19.2 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Gbarpolu County Senator Amara M. Konneh has questioned the effectiveness of funding allocated for national security intelligence after revealing …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia The investigation into Liberia’s record breaking US$19.2 million cocaine seizure has entered a decisive stage, but so too has the public’s skepticism. …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), in collaboration with its partners, has intensified national advocacy for the …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Two members of the Liberian Senate have called for urgent legislative intervention into the reported US$19 million cocaine seizure …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called for the establishment of a Specialized National Anti-Corruption Court, warning that Liberia’s …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Pressure is mounting on the Liberian government and the Joint Security apparatus as concerns grow over what many describe as …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia KAKATA, MARGIBI COUNTY – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has said that Liberia’s greatest wealth is its people, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia ZWEDRU, GRAND GEDEH COUNTY – Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader Alexander B. Cummings has called for greater opposition unity against President …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia ZWEDRU, GRAND GEDEH COUNTY – Former President George Manneh Weah has declared that the political road to the 2029 presidential election has …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – With more than 100 reported corruption cases languishing without meaningful prosecutorial action, the Executive Director of the Center for Transparency …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued Executive Order No. 167 establishing a sweeping National Taskforce on illicit mining, granting it …