Liberia cocaine case exposes major node in Africa’s drug networks

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Liberia's president has dismissed senior officials amid a major cocaine investigation that exposes a key node in Africa's drug trafficking networks. The case raises concerns about the Atlantic coast of Africa becoming a critical corridor for cocaine shipments to Europe, involving alleged state complicity.

Liberia President Joseph Boakai has fired senior airport, police and intelligence officials as the country’s biggest-ever cocaine investigation widens from foreign traffickers to alleged state complicity, adding to concerns the continent’s Atlantic coast is becoming an increasingly important corridor for cocaine bound for Europe.