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The Liberia National Police (LNP) has charged Augustine Lendeh, commonly known as “T-Boy,” with murder in connection with the death of Oretha Paye in the Omega Old Field Community in Paynesville.

Quita Dolo has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising from the high-profile drug trafficking case linked to Roberts International Airport (RIA).

The Liberian Government has arrested three persons, including dismissed Roberts International Airport (RIA) Deputy Director for Operations Egon Kuiah, as authorities investigate the suspicious entry and subsequent departure of the vessel IB Atlantic IV from Liberian waters.

George “Leroy” Harris, owner of the popular Private Bar Entertainment Center, has been arrested and formally charged in connection with Liberia’s US$317 million drug case, according to Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah.

Liberia’s Inspector General of Police, Col. Gregory Coleman, says investigators have uncovered evidence that serving police commanders used official police vehicles to escort what authorities describe as the country’s largest cocaine shipment from its coastal landing site to a storage location before it was later seized.

Liberia’s Ministry of Justice has dismissed allegations linking Inspector General of Police Gregory Coleman to claims that money was received or authorized to influence the release of suspects in the country’s ongoing narcotics investigation.

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has dismissed the commandant of its Police Academy and Training School, Commissioner Saymor K. Mulbah, over allegations that he extorted money from a businessman by falsely claiming he could secure a supply contract for the academy.

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has relieved Deputy Commissioner for Crime Services Col. Johnny Dean of his duties after he allegedly admitted receiving US$10,000 in connection with suspects arrested in Liberia’s largest-ever cocaine seizure, Inspector General Col. Gregory O. Coleman announced.

The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the temporary release of former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo from the Monrovia Central Prison while it considers her legal challenge against proceedings before Criminal Court “C.”

Liberian authorities have announced what they describe as the largest drug seizure in the country’s history after a major operation uncovered a massive quantity of cocaine at a suspected illegal storage facility in Duazon, just outside Monrovia.