$500 million cocaine trial begins in Liberia

The trial began today of nine Ghanaians who were arrested earlier this year attempting to bring 2.4 tones of cocaine worth $500 million US Dollars into Liberia, which was likely to be re-packaged and then trafficked into Europe or the USA by couriers. For full article click here. Meanwhile, the smuggler's ship, the Blue Atlantic remains abandoned and moored across the dock from us with a Liberian National Police guard on it. It reminds me of the Marie Celeste - it remains exactly in the state that the French Navy left it in after searching the ship for more drugs, with the crew's clothing and personal effects still lying around, and even food in saucepans in the galley. Olly