{
  "id": 9162268,
  "title": "Mahama has ordered NACOC back into port container inspections – Tanko-Computer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/mahama-has-ordered-nacoc-back-into-port-container-inspections-tanko",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:25:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-has-ordered-nacoc-back-into-port-container-inspections-tanko-computer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, announced that President John Mahama has reinstated the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to conduct container and goods inspections at Ghana's ports. This directive, according to Tanko-Computer, is part of the government's efforts to bolster Ghana's campaign against drug trafficking. In an interview on JoyNews' The Pulse, he explained that NACOC had been excluded from these inspections by the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. \"You remember 2018, this group of people, NPP government, sat down and decided that NACOC should not be part of inspecting these in containers and other goods which were exiting the country,\" he recalled. Tanko-Computer challenged the logic behind the NPP's decision and highlighted that the current administration has returned NACOC to its role in the inspection process. He also commended NACOC's effectiveness, stating that it has led to numerous arrests linked to narcotics trafficking. The government, Tanko-Computer added, has prioritized national security to prevent Ghana from being utilized as a conduit for illicit drugs.",
  "summary": "The Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, says President John Mahama has ordered the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to return to the inspection of containers and other goods at the ports.",
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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."
}