Ghana ranked 5th source of cocaine seized at Antwerp, Belgium in 2025
Ghana was the fifth-largest country of origin for cocaine seized at the port of Antwerp in Belgium in 2025, according to figures from Belgian customs. It was the only African country on a list otherwise made up of Latin American producer and transit states. Belgian customs seized nearly 55 tonnes of cocaine at Antwerp last […]
Ghana has been identified as the fifth largest source of cocaine seized at the port of Antwerp, Belgium in 2025. This is according to figures released by Belgian customs, which reported seizing nearly 55 tonnes of cocaine at the port last year, a 24% increase from 2024. Belgium's Finance Minister Jan Jambon presented these figures on January 21st, 2026. Ghana is the only African country on the list of top five cocaine origin countries, which also includes Ecuador, Costa Rica, Brazil and Colombia.
Ghana's ranking reflects a series of significant seizures at Antwerp on cargo from Tema, a port city in Ghana. In late November 2025, Belgian authorities found 2,829 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in cassava flour shipped from Tema. In December, an additional 1,158 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine was discovered in a shipment originating from Ghana.
These two seizures account for about 4 tonnes of cocaine, roughly 7% of all the cocaine seized at the port in 2025. This is a new development for Ghana, as a 2022 analysis by the European Union's drugs agency and Europol had not mentioned Ghana in its list of West African countries linked to large drug seizures.
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