08/19/2026
The Focus Must Remain on the Drug Investigation
I have already stated publicly that, in order to protect the integrity and credibility of the ongoing drug investigation, the Inspector General of Police should either be suspended or recuse himself from the process.
The recent situation involving Senator Amara Konneh only reinforces my concern that we must be very careful about how this investigation is handled.
If Senator Konneh has specific information that can help the investigation, then certainly he should cooperate with the appropriate authorities. But asking questions about who may be behind a major drug operation should not, by itself, be treated as evidence that the person asking those questions knows the identities of those involved.
There are also other questions that deserve answers.
Who recommended Fitzgerald Biago for the leadership role he held at the LDEA? What was the process behind that recommendation?
There have also been questions raised about communications equipment, including a Starlink device allegedly brought through Roberts International Airport. Who brought it into the country? Who was it intended for? Where did it eventually end up, and who has been using it? If there are records that can answer these questions, then those records should speak for themselves.
I am not making conclusions against anyone. I am asking questions that I believe a credible and transparent investigation should be able to answer.
For me, the bigger questions remain: Who brought the drugs into Liberia? Who facilitated the operation? Who financed it? Were people in positions of authority involved? And wherever the evidence leads, will the law be allowed to take its course?
This should not become Senator Konneh against the Police, government against opposition, or one political party against another.
The Liberian people deserve answers, and the investigation must be allowed to follow the evidence without fear or favor.
Sen. Samuel G. Kogar
