{
  "id": 17945664,
  "title": "Beirut cocaine seizure: Jatikay Centre challenges NACOC’s damage control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/beirut-cocaine-seizure-jatikay-centre-challenges-nacocs-damage-control",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:13:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/beirut-cocaine-seizure-jatikay-centre-challenges-nacocs-damage-control/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Jatikay Centre for Human Security and Peace Building has called for a comprehensive investigation into the seizure of 46.7 kilogrammes of cocaine at Lebanon’s Rafic Hariri International Airport. The Centre has raised concerns about the effectiveness of Ghana’s narcotics enforcement system and the credibility of the Narcotics Control Commission’s (NACOC) explanation of the incident. The seizure, which reportedly involved a Syrian national transporting the drugs from Accra, has exposed potential weaknesses in Ghana’s border security and anti-drug trafficking operations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Jatikay Centre questions NACOC’s account of cocaine seizure in Lebanon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/jatikay-centre-questions-nacocs-account-of-cocaine-seizure-in-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-11-03T09:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Recent cocaine busts: Ghana risks global shame if NACOC is not retooled – Prof. Aning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/recent-cocaine-busts-ghana-risks-global-shame-if-nacoc-is-not",
        "published": "2026-11-03T10:56:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}