Bility Vows to Rally Protest in US$19.2M Cocaine Case, If...

Monrovia, Liberia: Nimba County District #7 Representative and Political Leader of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC), Musa Bility, has given the Boakai's administration a two-week ultimatum to fast-track prosecutions and ensure all players in the US$19.2 million cocaine bust at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) face justice.

Bility said failure for the relevant government institutions to act in the expressed ultimatum, would lead him to mobilize citizens in a nationwide protest to demand accountability.

“We will not be quiet. If by the end of these two weeks there is no credible update, we will be on the streets.”

Speaking on a local media platform on Monday, July 13, 2026, the CMC Political Leader insisted that the ongoing investigation by the national joint security team, has shown little visible progress.

Bility raised concerns over what he called lack of routined public updates in the investigation process, noting that the government response to the case does not reflect a genuine fight against the growing drug crisis in Liberia.

“This investigation is not going anywhere. Nothing is making sense, and people just want us to be quiet. We will not be quiet".

"The Liberian people deserve answers. If we say we stand for the people, then we must demand justice and accountability", he said.

Meanwhile, the Nimba County District 7 Lawmaker Musa Bility Bility warned that if concrete actions are not taken in the US$19.2 million cocaine case, Liberia could be pictured as a transit point for narcotics substances. 

The joint security team including the Liberia National Police, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency, Liberia Immigration Service and the Ministry of Justice, has said that the consignment of 198 compressed plates of cocaine was shipped into the country, and attempted to be exported to another destination.

The seizure was made after an intelligence received by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency at the country's only International Airport.

According to Bility, the drug crisis threatens national security, discourages foreign investment, and damages the country's international reputation.

“We are being used as a transit point for drugs going to other countries. Those drugs destroy communities, harm children, and damage societies. We have an obligation to do more,” Bility asserted.

However, he vowed to hold the government's feet to the fire to ensure it keeps the public informed and strike accountability in the investigation.

Recently, the joint security team charged five persons with multiple criminal offenses in connection to the case. But, concerns remain largely among citizens over why only one suspect has been arrested, while others are reportedly charged in absentia.

The US$19. 2 million drug bust appears as one of the largest illicit drug discoveries in Liberia in recent years, after a US$100 million cocaine seizure in 2022.