The House of Representatives has instructed its committee on National Security to assemble data from the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Ministry of Justice on info and circumstances surrounding the US$100 million cocaine saga within the nation.
Plenary requests the committee to determine different measures being pursued to find the precise perpetrators.
Recently, jurors at Criminal Court “C” unanimously acquitted 4 defendants accused of importing into Liberia, 520 kilograms of cocaine valued at US$100 million. The medication have been offloaded at TRH warehouse in Topoe Village, importer of frozen poultry merchandise.
The multi-million drug case in Liberia has raised extra considerations amongst folks out and in of Liberia.
One of these upset in regards to the court docket ruling within the case is United States Ambassador Michael McCarthy, who stated in a current press convention, like many Liberians, together with the Minister of Justice, he was saddened to see the acquittal of suspects in each a current human trafficking case and within the $100 million cocaine trafficking case.
“While I hesitate to second guess any jury and fully admit that I am not privy to all the details of the prosecution or their defenses, I hope this does not send a signal of weakness in enforcement to international criminal cartels” Amb. McCarthy expressed.
However, Amb. McCarthy stated from an outsider’s perspective, it’s alarming that conviction couldn’t be obtained in Liberia, even when the proof appeared so overwhelming.
The Ambassador stated he’s fearful about what these developments portend for Liberia’s Justice sector, which the United States Government has supported with many tens of millions of {dollars} through the years in capability growth.
Meanwhile, the committee is anticipated to report back to the total plenary inside per week.
