{
  "id": 16923802,
  "title": "French Embassy donates 300 drug test kits to NACOC for airport enforcement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/french-embassy-donates-300-drug-test-kits-to-nacoc-for-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:41:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/french-embassy-donates-300-drug-test-kits-to-nacoc-for-airport-enforcement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The French Embassy in Ghana has recently provided 300 packs of drug test kits to the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to aid their operations at Accra International Airport. This donation, facilitated by the Embassy's Direction de la Coopération Internationale de Sécurité (DCI), consists of urine drug test kits and corresponding accessories, aimed at enhancing the Commission's capacity to identify suspected drug usage during their airport duties.\n\nMr Nicholas Gongora, the DCI Branch of Ghana Regional Police Liaison Officer, stated that the donation is part of the French Government's commitment to combating organized crime, with a specific focus on drug trafficking. Additionally, he announced that the Embassy, via the DCI, is planning a training session for NACOC officers stationed at the airport. The training, Gongora noted, will refresh the officers' knowledge and skills, thereby improving their effectiveness in performing their duties.\n\nMr Gongora emphasized the Embassy's dedication to strengthening cooperation with NACOC to assist the Commission in fulfilling its mandate. Receiving the kits on behalf of the Commission, Lawyer Alexander Twum-Barimah, Deputy Director-General in charge of Enforcement, Control and Elimination, expressed gratitude to the French Embassy and the DCI team for their generous gesture. He praised Mr Gongora and his team for their ongoing support of NACOC's operational activities. Twum-Barimah reiterated the Commission's commitment to collaborate closely with the French Embassy and other international partners in the fight against drug trafficking in Ghana.",
  "summary": "The French Embassy in Ghana has donated 300 packs of drug test kits to the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to support its enforcement operations at Accra International Airport.",
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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."
}