By Lincoln G. Peters
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia, July 9, 2026 — The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency’s chief investigator testified Thursday that Paul J. King, operations manager of Global Logistics Services, coordinated the shipment of six boxes allegedly containing cocaine and bound for England through Express Handling Services at Roberts International Airport.
Col. Moses L. Meah, the prosecution’s first witness in the preliminary hearing, said the boxes were collected from King’s residence and taken to the airport, where security officers intercepted them after scanner images raised suspicion and prompted a physical inspection.
Meah told the court the six boxes tested positive for cocaine using UNODC testing kits. Authorities have placed the estimated value of the drugs at more than US$19 million.
Prosecutors also alleged that King attempted to secure the release of the shipment after it was seized and that several co-defendants were part of an organized drug trafficking syndicate.
The prosecution submitted King’s statement, witness statements, shipping documents, photographs of the seized packages and the official charge sheet into evidence. Defense lawyers objected to several submissions during the hearing, but the court overruled many of the objections and noted exceptions for the record.
The prosecution rested after Meah’s testimony. The preliminary hearing is continuing.
