Drug Trafficking Probe: Liberia’s security forces uncovered a major cocaine cache in Duazon, Margibi County, arresting a Colombian and a Spanish national plus several Liberians, but officials and citizens are now asking the key question: how did such a shipment slip in undetected and who protected the network? Court Developments: Supreme Court Justice Yussif Kaba ordered former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo’s conditional release pending a conference over her US$8m bail challenge, while former presidential Chief of Staff Eugene Nagbe renewed claims the Tweah case is politically driven. Legal Pushback: AIM4D chairman Nadim El Hage threatened legal action after social media linked him to the Duazon drug investigation, saying a photo from a routine project inspection was being misused. Port Modernization: The National Port Authority signed an MoU with France’s HAROPA PORT to modernize Liberia’s four seaports with smart-port tech, automation, training, and infrastructure upgrades. Housing Crisis: The National Housing Authority says proposed affordable housing projects, including a US$16.8m plan for 600 homes, remain unfunded, worsening overcrowding. Economy & Services: The Central Bank welcomed Legislature approval for currency printing, and AMEU launched a campus mental health program starting August 1. Maritime Safety: A Liberian-flagged LPG tanker, Gas Lisbon, caught fire off Romania; one injured sailor later died as authorities probe possible links to the Ukraine war.