{
  "id": 19141219,
  "title": "Ghana: $10m Worth of Illicit Drugs Destroyed By Nacoc",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ghana-10m-worth-of-illicit-drugs-destroyed-by-nacoc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:11:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202611090258.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) in Ghana has destroyed illicit drugs valued at over US$10 million to combat trafficking and distribution of narcotic and controlled substances in the country. The substances destroyed included more than 4.7 million capsules and tablets of synthetic opioids, 338,000 bottles of codeine-infused cough mixture, and 564.39 kilogrammes of cannabis. The exercise took place at the Bundase Infantry Training School in the Greater Accra Region, following court orders. The total estimated value of the substances destroyed was US$10,250,503, with the cannabis having an estimated street value of US$112,878.",
  "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."
}