Liberia: Police Inspector General Relieves Crime Services Deputy Over Alleged U.S.$10,000 Payment in Cocaine Probe

Liberia: Police Inspector General Relieves Crime Services Deputy Over Alleged U.S.$10,000 Payment in Cocaine Probe

MONROVIA -- The Liberia National Police has removed its deputy commissioner for crime services after he allegedly admitted receiving US$10,000 in connection with suspects held in the country's largest cocaine investigation, Inspector General Col. Gregory O. Coleman announced.

Authorities question Liberian security officers in historic drug bust – Axadle

Allegations of security-force involvement have deepened the fallout from what authorities are calling the largest drug seizure in Liberia’s history, with several personnel reportedly now in detention and under investigation. The probe appeared to sharpen on Thursday, according to the local daily The Liberian Investigator, when Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman announced that a senior […]

Liberia’s Top Police Brass & Intelligence Chief Detained in Massive $318M Cocaine Cartel Probe - Global News Network Liberia

By James T. Brooks MONROVIA — In what is fast becoming the explosive scandal of the decade, a jaw-dropping betrayal at the highest levels of Liberian law enforcement has been blown wide open! Liberia’s top Police Intelligence Chief, two high-ranking commanders, and an operative from the elite National Security Agency (NSA) have been secretly rounded up, detained, and subjected to intense interrogation. The shocking development follows the countr…

LNP Relieves Senior Officer Over Alleged US$10,000 Bribe in Cocaine Case

By Lincoln G. Peters BYPASS, Monrovia, July 23, 2026 — The Liberia National Police (LNP) has relieved a senior officer of his post for allegedly accepting a US$10,000 bribe to provide preferential treatment and protection to two foreign nationals detained in connection with the US$317.68 million cocaine seizure. Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman identified the officer as Unit 106, Johnny Bolar Dean. He said Dean had been referred to the L…

Johnny Bolar Dean: From Past Allegations to a New Drug Scandal

The latest controversy surrounding Johnny Bolar Dean, a senior officer of the Liberia National Police (LNP), has once again placed questions of accountability, integrity, and institutional credibility at the center of Liberia’s national conversation.

A Top Liberian Police Officer Dismissed For Compromising US$317M Cocaine Case: Took US$10K Bribe

But Is Deputy Police Commissioner Johnny Dean Alone In Conniving With Cocaine Traffickers? PHOTO: Dismissed Deputy Police Commissioner, Johnny Bolar Dean  By Our Staff Writer A major bribery scam has been unearthed at the top of the Liberia National Police (LNP) high command, with a revelation that Deputy Police Commissioner, Johnny Bolor Dean has allegedly compromised the ongoing US$317 million cocaine seizure, LNP Police Inspector General Greg…