The Minority in Parliament is demanding a full-scale, independent parliamentary inquiry into what it describes as Ghana’s growing emergence as a narcotics transit hub under the NDC government.
In a press statement dated September 13, 2026, and signed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Defence and Interior, Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Caucus said Ghana had repeatedly featured in major narcotics trafficking cases both locally and internationally over the past 18 months.
According to the Minority, the seizures linked to Ghana under the current administration have a combined value of more than US$1 billion.
Key seizures cited:
– March 4, 2025: Interception of a tipper truck at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast by the NIB carrying more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine concealed beneath sand, travelling from Takoradi to Accra. Value estimated at over US$350 million.
– Same period: Interception of 120 slabs of cocaine along the Takoradi–Cape Coast highway, valued at approximately US$150 million.
– August 5, 2026: Seizure by Tema Regional Police of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine concealed in sacks of gari at a warehouse within Tema Harbour, valued at US$6.9 million.
– *March 20, 2025:* Alleged landing at Kotoka International Airport of an aircraft said to be carrying narcotics and undeclared US currency from Gran Canaria.
– *July 2025 – MV Sankofa incident:* A vessel sailing under a forged flag, liable to a fine of almost GH¢12 million, was allegedly released by the Ghana Maritime Authority after paying only a fraction of the amount, without full inspection of its cargo. The vessel was arrested days later in Senegal carrying narcotics.
– *June 18, 2026:* Australian customs seizure of 320kg of methamphetamine concealed in a charcoal consignment traced to Ghana, valued at US$261 million.
– *September 10, 2026:* French customs seizure at the port of Dunkirk of nearly 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine valued at over US$260 million, concealed in a container of plastic waste that had departed Ghana.
The Minority expressed concern over the progress of investigations and prosecutions, citing the Pedu Junction case where, more than a year after the seizure, only the driver, a housemaid and a small number of peripheral suspects had been arraigned and remain on bail.
It questioned why alleged financiers and high-profile dealers behind the shipments had not been identified and prosecuted.
*Call for inquiry:*
The Caucus wants an independent parliamentary inquiry into possible complicity, negligence or failure of oversight involving the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Transport, NACOC leadership, GPHA, Ghana Immigration Service and Bureau of National Investigations.
It wants sector ministers and agency heads summoned before Parliament to account for the incidents, explain the status of investigations, clarify the circumstances surrounding the release of MV Sankofa, and outline measures being taken to secure Ghana’s ports, airports and territorial waters.
“Ghana’s international reputation, and the safety of our young people from the scourge of narcotics, cannot be held hostage to official silence or political convenience,” the Minority said.
Source: http://Starrfm.com.gh
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