Liberia, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Embassy meeting between Charge d'Affaires Joe Zadrozny and Liberia's top police officials - Inspector General Gregory Coleman and EPS Director Sam Gaye - comes at a fraught moment: a $19 million cocaine bust in July was followed by a record $317 million seizure implicating senior police officers themselves, some now facing charges. Coleman has also faced unproven allegations of ties to the trafficking network, making the embassy's emphasis on "accountability" read as pointed encouragement rather than blanket endorsement.

By Rodney D. Sieh, rodney.sieh@frontpageafricaonline.com

Monrovia- By any measure, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Joe Zadrozny's meeting with Liberia National Police Inspector General Gregory O.W. C...