Former Liberian Vice President Charged in Drug Trafficking Probe The recent charges against former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor have sparked widespread concern and outrage in the West African nation.
The allegations surround her alleged role in a transnational narcotics network, which has long plagued Liberia's politics. Howard Taylor's involvement raises several red flags.
Her husband, former President Charles Taylor, was convicted by a UN backed court for aiding and abetting rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone during the devastating civil war of the 1990s.