{
  "id": 2129471,
  "title": "Liberia: 'Ex-VP Howard Taylor Connected to U.S.$317m Drugs Case'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/liberia-ex-vp-howard-taylor-connected-to-u-s-317m-drugs-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:14:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200283.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Liberian Observer] The fight against illicit drugs has entered a politically explosive phase after Police Inspector General Gregory O. W. Coleman emphatically placed former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor within a trafficking network linked to the country's reported US$317 million cocaine seizure, while Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh defended the government's…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}