The joint security forces under the Ministry of Justice will today, July 1, 2026, face the Liberian Senate to provide updates on the status of the ongoing investigation into the US$ 19 million drug seizure at the Robert International Airport (RIA) on June 8, 2026.
Those appearing from the joint security heads include the Justice Minister, the Liberia National Police (LNP), the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA), the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), and the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS).
The decision was taken based on a communication from Bomi County Senator Edwin M. Snowe and Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. A motion was made by Grand Kru County Senator Albert T. Chie that the joint security team be cited to give an update on the drugs saga.
Senators Snowe and Konneh said it has been a little over three weeks since the reported interception of narcotic substances valued at US$19 million at the Roberts International Airport.
The Senators said the magnitude of the incident has attracted significant national and international attention, casting an unfortunate shadow over our country’s image and raising troubling questions regarding the strength of the country’s border security and the effectiveness of its anti-narcotics enforcement institutions.
“Regrettably, despite the seriousness of this matter, the Liberian public has witnessed what appears to be an unacceptably slow investigative process. To date, there has been limited official communication on the status of the investigation, no publicly known arrests of principal suspects, and an unsettling silence from key national security and law enforcement institutions,” Snowe and Konneh said.
According to them, the prolonged uncertainty has fueled public speculation, diminished confidence in our institutions, and heightened concerns that such a significant matter may not receive the level of urgency and transparency it deserves.
During the heated debate on the communication, the majority of the senators frowned on how the government is handling the reported US$29 million cocaine case and refusing to take action against those responsible for drugs.
The lawmakers said the government’s slow move to bring those running the drug cartel to justice is worrisome and bad for a government that campaigned during the 2023 presidential election again illegal drugs.
