Liberia, Oct. 8 -- Monrovia-Five of the 19 defendants indicted alongside former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in a drug trafficking and money laundering case have been arrested, brought before Criminal Court "C" at the Temple of Justice and subsequently taken to the Monrovia Central Prison, where they are being held pending trial.

By Willie N. Tokpah

Among those arrested are Gerald Foley Smith, former Deputy Director for Administration of the National Security Agency, NSA, Jammel V. Jallah, Christian L. Nyantee, Cayce L. Nelson, Albenigo Janior and Sekou, according to information surrounding the court proceedings.

Mark Quiah, former Deputy Director for Operations of the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority was initially arrested late ...