Liberia Indicts Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, 19 Others in US$317 Million Cocaine Case

By Anthony Dahn | West Africa CorrespondentLiberia’s former Vice President, Jewel Howard-Taylor, has been indicted alongside 19 other defendants in connection with an alleged transnational drug-trafficking network linked to a major cocaine seizure valued at approximately US$317 million.The indictment, returned by a Montserrado County grand jury, marks a significant development in one of Liberia’s most closely watched criminal investigations.