Monrovia, Aug. 14 -- As Liberia grapples with the fallout from its largest-ever cocaine seizures, renowned Liberian lawyer and politician Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has issued one of his strongest warnings yet, describing the country's escalating narcotics problem as a national security emergency and cautioning that Liberia must not follow the path of Haiti, where criminal networks have severely weakened state authority.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com

In a lengthy commentary, Gongloe called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to establish an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate the cocaine seizures, trace the money behind the alleged trafficking network and determine whether individuals within...