Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph N. Boakai declared that no public official participating in criminal activity will be permitted to continue in public service and has ordered the immediate firing, suspension, and inquiry of multiple government and security officers accused in ongoing drug cases.
The President’s review of updated reports on investigations into significant cocaine trafficking cases, including the seizure of 198 plates of processed cocaine at Roberts International Airport (RIA) and the confiscation of 3,971 plates of cocaine from the property of two foreign nationals, prompted the announcement of the broad action on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Mark Egon Kuiah, Deputy Director for Operations at the RIA, Johnny Bolar Dean, Commissioner of Police for Criminal Investigation, Intelligence, and INTERPOL, and Patrick Doe, Deputy Director for Administration at the National Security Agency (NSA) were among those fired right away, according to an Executive Mansion statement.
Also, President Boakai recalled Patrick Komasu, identified as “702,” from his secondment to the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), suspended him without pay, and ordered that he be investigated. The president further ordered the dismissal of all government employees and law enforcement officers indicted in connection with the narcotics cases.
According to the press release, Moses Jallah, Deputy Commander of the LDEA at the airport, and Mohammed O. Gbowrah, Director of Security at the RIA, were among those fired. Anthony T. Blaye and Wadell W. Kwarbo, two officers of the Liberia National Police, were also fired after it was alleged that they facilitated the transportation of a drug shipment from Vincent Town along the Bomi Highway to the area of Mega Mart in Thinker Village, Paynesville, using official government vehicles.
In another move, the Liberian leader has ordered the removal of four people and instructed that they be sent to the Ministry of Justice for legal prosecution. They are Christian L. Nyantee and Jammel V. Jallah, two NSA agents; Caycee Nelson, Director of Procurement at the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection; and Albenigo Janior, an NSA agent.
According to President Boakai, the steps show his administration’s resolve to make sure that public servants and officials who commit crimes are held accountable and removed from their positions. He emphasized that the government would pursue anyone discovered to have engaged in drug trafficking or other associated criminal activity and would enforce the law “without fear or favor.”
Additionally, the President has instructed security and law enforcement agencies to step up their investigations and make sure that everyone connected to the cases is brought before the courts in accordance with due process.
