{
  "id": 10012679,
  "title": "This isn’t the first cocaine bust; we must stop the politicisation – NACOC deputy boss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/this-isnt-the-first-cocaine-bust-we-must-stop-the-politicisation-10012679",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:11:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/this-isnt-the-first-cocaine-bust-we-must-stop-the-politicisation-nacoc-deputy-boss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NACOC deputy boss Alexander Twum-Barimah has cautioned against the politicisation of recent cocaine seizures in Ghana, stating that this is not the first time authorities have intercepted illicit drugs at the country's entry or exit points. He emphasized that Ghana has recorded numerous drug seizures in the past, including in 2018 and 2019, and urged against treating the latest case as a partisan issue. The seizure of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine by French customs at the port of Dunkirk, concealed in a container of plastic waste shipped from Ghana, has led the opposition New Patriotic Party to call for the removal of heads of state agencies responsible for port security, customs, and narcotics control.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Drug bust case: Only Customs officers, MPS officials in scanning room – NACOC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/drug-bust-case-only-customs-officers-mps-officials-in-scanning-room",
        "published": "2026-09-26T09:46:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Only Customs, Meridian Port Services officials are in scanning room – NACOC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/only-customs-meridian-port-services-officials-are-in-scanning-room",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:14:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}