Liberia, July 5 -- The Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Col. Gregory O. W. Coleman, has identified five principal suspects in connection with the US$19 million cocaine seizure at the Roberts International Airport (RIA), saying several of them are currently on the run.

Addressing journalists late Saturday, Col. Coleman said the Joint Special Investigative Team relied on witness testimony, documentary records, call logs, digital evidence, forensic findings, and a reconstruction of the cargo chain to identify the suspects.

According to him, the suspects have been criminally charged under the Amended Controlled Drugs and Substance Act of 2023 and Chapter 10 of the Revised Penal Code of Liberia.

The five suspects name...