Liberia Indicts Ex-Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor on Drug Trafficking Charges

Liberia's Justice Ministry indicted former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor on August 19, 2026, charging her with drug trafficking, money laundering (concealing illicit profits), and related offenses. Police detained her at Monrovia's Roberts International Airport before she could flee. She served as vice president from 2018 to 2024 under President George Weah. Three foreign nationals face charges in the same case, tried in absentia.