LIBERIA: Investigation launched after $100m in bank notes disappeared

Liberia says it is investigating the disappearance of newly printed bills worth nearly $100m destined for the country’s central bank. “This government will leave no stone unturned to find those responsible for the act,” Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe told AFP news agency on Tuesday. “It is confirmed by the investigation that the amount of […]

Liberia says it is investigating the disappearance of newly printed bills worth nearly $100m destined for the country’s central bank.

“This government will leave no stone unturned to find those responsible for the act,” Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe told AFP news agency on Tuesday.

“It is confirmed by the investigation that the amount of the total money is 15bn (Liberian dollars, $97m),” he said.

The investigation was launched on August 8, the justice ministry said, following “information surrounding the arrival of containers and bags of moneys” at the port and the international airport in the capital Monrovia.