{
  "id": 19670849,
  "title": "Crack the whip on narcotics trafficking and restore Ghana’s image – Ntim Fordjour to Mahama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/crack-the-whip-on-narcotics-trafficking-and-restore-ghanas-image-ntim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:21:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/crack-the-whip-on-narcotics-trafficking-and-restore-ghanas-image-ntim-fordjour-to-mahama/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ranking Member of Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to take decisive action against narcotics trafficking, warning that constant cocaine seizures involving shipments linked to Ghana are tarnishing the country's international reputation. In a post on social media, the lawmaker questioned the status of the investigations ordered by the President into the alleged Gran Canaria cocaine flights and demanded an update on the government's commitment to a zero-tolerance approach to drug trafficking.\n\nRev. Ntim Fordjour expressed concern over Ghana's current ranking as the fifth most prominent cocaine trafficking destination to Belgium, and highlighted several major drug busts totaling millions of dollars linked to Ghana. He also pointed out that over $3 billion worth of drugs had been seized overseas under the current administration, with many more drugs allegedly passing through undetected. The lawmaker criticized the government for failing to cancel a recently signed agreement with Colombia for direct shipments between the ports of Tema and Cartagena, and alleged that government officials and state agencies were profiting from the drug trade.\n\nThe lawmaker urged President Mahama to take action against those involved in the trade and work to restore Ghana's reputation as a country intolerant of narcotics trafficking.",
  "summary": "The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has challenged President John Dramani Mahama to take decisive action against narcotics trafficking, warning that repeated cocaine seizures involving shipments linked to Ghana are damaging the country’s international reputation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Cocaine trafficking: Why Ghana is becoming major transit hub – Security Analyst",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/cocaine-trafficking-why-ghana-is-becoming-major-transit-hub-security",
        "published": "2026-11-12T12:57:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}