{
  "id": 11204471,
  "title": "‘We’re now running one shift, three cocaine clearing at ports’ – Ntim Fordjour alleges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/were-now-running-one-shift-three-cocaine-clearing-at-ports-ntim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:56:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/were-now-running-one-shift-three-cocaine-clearing-at-ports-ntim-fordjour-alleges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Assin South MP John Ntim Fordjour has accused the government of repeatedly allowing cocaine clearances at Ghana's ports, which he claims is harming the country's international reputation. In an appearance on Adom FM's Dwaso Nsem, Fordjour questioned the effectiveness of the country's port and airport security systems, specifically targeting the Narcotics Control Commission, Customs, the Bureau of National Intelligence, and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. He alleged that these agencies have allowed the situation to reach a point where Ghana is attracting international attention over cocaine seizures, describing the pattern as \"one shift, three containers\" and \"one shift, three cocaine clearings.\" Fordjour expressed concern over the government's handling of the issue, warning that if the current administration wants to be known for drug trafficking, not every Ghanaian would be interested in politics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}