Liberia, Aug. 6 -- Prominent Liberian cleric Bishop Kortu Brown has challenged state investigators to publicly identify senior government officials they say are linked to facilitating the trafficking of cocaine and other illicit drugs, warning that secrecy could undermine public confidence in Liberia's fight against narcotics.

By Obediah Johnson, obediah.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com

Speaking to reporters at his office in Brewerville on Sunday, August 2, Bishop Brown said investigators must move beyond broad allegations and disclose the identities of any officials implicated in the ongoing probes into the US$19.2 million and US$317 million cocaine seizures.

Last week, Liberia National Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman disclo...