Criminal Court “C” of the First Judicial Circuit, Montserrado County, has indicted twenty persons, including high-profile former government officials, for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering, criminal conspiracy, and illegal possession of lethal weapons.
Among the most prominent names in the indictment are former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor, former Deputy Director for Administration of the National Security Agency (NSA) Gerald Foley Smith, and former Deputy Director for Operations of the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) Mark Quiah.
The indictment, which was returned by the Grand Jury of Montserrado County on October 7, 2026, lists eleven serious criminal counts.
The defendants named are Nikola Ivancic alias Nikolas Ivancic, Taras Zadereiko alias Tony, Mihovil Vrovac alias Michael, Srdan Seles, John David Garces, Sheik Bashiru Kante, Gerald Foley Smith, Edison M. Brown, Mohammed Alpha Bah, Jammel V. Jallah, Christian L. Nyantee, Christopher Saryeecee, Cayce L. Nelson, DCP Anthony T. Blaye, ACP Wadell W. Kwarbo, Albenigo Janior, Jewel Howard Taylor, Mark Quiah, Sekou Nana, and others to be identified.
According to court documents, they are charged with:
Unlicensed Possession of Controlled Drugs or Substances
Unlicensed Importation of Controlled Drugs/Substances
Unlicensed Exportation of Controlled Drugs/Substances
Unlicensed Sale, Trading, Administration, Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution, Dispatch in Transit, & Transportation of Controlled Drugs/Substances
Illicit Trafficking
Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal Facilitation
Criminal Solicitation
Money Laundering
Prosecutors allege that the group conspired to import, distribute and traffic controlled substances, while laundering proceeds and possessing objects intended for lethal use.
Following the indictment, Assigned Judge Ousman F. Feika has ordered the arrest of all defendants.
In a Writ of Arrest issued on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, and signed by Clerk J. Amos F. Gbowah, the court commanded the Sheriff of Montserrado County to arrest the living bodies of the defendants and bring them before the court.
The writ reads in part: “YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO ARREST THE LIVING BODIES OF ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE OF ACTION,” noting that the defendants were indicted by the Grand Jury duly selected, empanelled and sworn for Montserrado County.
Prosecutors allege that the group conspired to import, distribute and traffic controlled substances, while laundering proceeds and possessing objects intended for lethal use.
Following the indictment, Assigned Judge Ousman F. Feika has ordered the arrest of all defendants.
In a Writ of Arrest issued on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, and signed by Clerk J. Amos F. Gbowah, the court commanded the Sheriff of Montserrado County to arrest the living bodies of the defendants and bring them before the court.
The writ reads in part: “YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO ARREST THE LIVING BODIES OF ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE OF ACTION,” noting that the defendants were indicted by the Grand Jury duly selected, empanelled and sworn for Montserrado County.