Cocaine busts: NPP cautions members against possible drug planting in luggage at airports, seaports

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued a travel advisory to its members, urging them to remain vigilant against potential drug planting at airports and seaports in Ghana. In the advisory, the party accused individuals associated with the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of attempting to frame NPP members for narcotics-related offenses for political gain.

The warning, signed by the party's National Vice Chairman, Henry Nana Boakye, was prompted by recent cocaine-related cases and drug trafficking incidents involving Ghanaian nationals abroad. However, the party did not provide evidence of any specific plot to plant drugs in NPP members' luggage. The NPP urged its members to take precautionary measures, including securely locking and wrapping their luggage, maintaining control over their belongings, and avoiding accepting parcels from strangers.

Travellers were also advised to remain alert for suspicious handling of their bags, video-record their luggage and packing, and inspect their luggage before and after checking in. The advisory concluded by urging members to remain alert, protect their belongings, and travel responsibly, in the wake of ongoing public debate over cocaine-related incidents and the handling of narcotics cases in the country.