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Five charged in Liberia after more than 200kg of cocaine seized in drug bust

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. of Liberia speaks at a podium bearing the presidential seal of Ghana
President Joseph Boakai said: ‘Liberia will not be used as a safe haven, transit point, warehouse, financial centre or operational base by criminal networks.’ Photograph: Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images

Authorities in Liberia have charged five suspects over one of the largest drug seizures in the country’s history, after police found more than 200kg of cocaine falsely declared as Maggi seasoning cubes.

The shipment, with an estimated value of $19m (£14.2m), was discovered at the international airport in Monrovia on 8 June, but the suspects were not named until a press briefing at the weekend.

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