Liberia, July 1 -- Senators Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr. of Bomi County and Amara M. Konneh of Gbarpolu County have intensified pressure on Liberia's national security establishment, warning that the prolonged delay in the investigation into the reported seizure of cocaine valued at approximately US$19 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA) is steadily eroding public confidence and fuelling widespread fears of a cover-up.

The two lawmakers, through a joint communication submitted to Senate Pro-Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, called on the Liberian Senate to immediately exercise its constitutional oversight responsibility by summoning the country's national security apparatus and supporting an independent, impartial and transparent i...