Ghana’s narcotics crisis deepens as drug seizures linked to country top US$1bn – Minority

Ghana's narcotics crisis is intensifying as drug seizures linked to the country surpasses US$1 billion in just under two years, according to the Minority in Parliament. Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. Ntim Fordour, has highlighted a series of high-profile drug seizures involving cocaine and methamphetamine consignments traced back to the country.

Major seizures include a tipper truck carrying over 3.3 tonnes of cocaine intercepted at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast, and 866 parcels of suspected cocaine seized by the Tema Regional Police Command at a warehouse in Tema Harbour. Rev. Fordour also pointed out unresolved incidents, such as the landing of aircraft at Kotoka International Airport with alleged narcotics and undeclared US currency, as well as the release of a vessel under a forged flag after payment of a fraction of a GH¢12 million fine, without full inspection of its cargo.

The Minority has called for a full-scale, independent parliamentary inquiry into these incidents and the measures being taken to secure Ghana's ports, airports, and territorial waters.

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