Latest Issue. Past Issues. Superintendent Perry Dolo was apprehended near a security checkpoint around 1 a. It's unclear whether Dolo's alleged connections to the drug underworld signal deeper deficiencies in President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's larger escort and security teams. Officials at the Embassy of Liberia could not be reached for comment.
Dolo was not on duty when he was arrested by joint security forces; he had just decided to borrow the official wheels on his day off. He was later tracked down at an abandoned building and arrested.
Stryker says authorities have been watching the borders more closely in an effort to crackdown on transnational crime. We will take the necessary action to bring all perpetrators of crime, particularly drug trafficking at our borders to justice," she said at a press conference announcing the bust.
The director of Liberia's Drug Enforcement Agency told the AP that it was making the case a priority because of the audacity of using a presidential vehicle.
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