Liberia seizes $317 million of cocaine bound for Europe, police chief says
That shipment came from Sierra Leone and was bound for Britain, Coleman said.It has been linked to Dutch cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, Coleman added, though he declined to provide details.
- ▪That shipment came from Sierra Leone and was bound for Britain, Coleman said.It has been linked to Dutch cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, Coleman added, though he declined to provide details.
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Liberia seizes $317 million of cocaine bound for Europe, police chief saysSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Published Jul 24, 2026, 07:33 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 07:33 PMSet as preferred sourceMONROVIA, July 24 - Liberian authorities have seized around $317 million worth of cocaine that was bound for Europe, a senior police official said, in one of the West African country's largest recorded drug busts.Officers found 3,971 kg of cocaine in the town of Duazon, east of the capital Monrovia, on Tuesday, Gregory Coleman, inspector general of the Liberian National Police, told Reuters.They arrested two suspects, one with passports from both Spain and Colombia, the other with a Serbian passport, he added.Video and pictures released by the force showed a house filled with…
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