{
  "id": 11290817,
  "title": "Pursue drug kingpins, not persecute political opponents – Afenyo-Markin tells EOCO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pursue-drug-kingpins-not-persecute-political-opponents-afenyo-markin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/pursue-drug-kingpins-not-persecute-political-opponents-afenyo-markin-tells-eoco/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to focus on prosecuting the financiers and organizers behind Ghana-linked drug trafficking networks, rather than targeting political opponents. In a statement on Thursday, October 1, the Effutu MP questioned the disproportionate attention being given to the investigation of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, while major narcotics cases related to Ghana continue to emerge. Afenyo-Markin emphasized that EOCO must pursue the kingpins, not persecute political opponents, and called for a collaborative effort between EOCO and the National Anti-Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to trace financial networks and assets involved in the drug trade.",
  "summary": "The Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has challenged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to intensify efforts to identify and prosecute the financiers and organisers behind Ghana-linked drug trafficking networks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "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."
}