The Minority in Parliament has accused the NDC Government of presiding over Ghana’s descent into a narcotics transit hub, citing a string of cocaine and heroin seizures both locally and abroad.
In a strongly worded statement, the caucus catalogued incidents including the interception of 3.3 tonnes of cocaine at Poku Junction in Cape Coast in March 2025, the seizure of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at Tema Harbour in August 2026, and the impounding of the MV Sankofa vessel carrying over 400 kilograms of heroin.
Internationally, Ghana has been linked to seizures in Australia — where customs officers discovered 320kg of cocaine concealed in a charcoal consignment — and in France, where authorities at Dunkirk seized nearly 3.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped from Ghana.
The Minority estimates the value of high‑profile seizures linked to Ghana under the current administration at over US$1 billion in less than two years. They argue that prosecutions have disproportionately targeted couriers and low‑level operatives, while financiers and principal traffickers remain untouched.
Call for Accountability
The caucus is demanding a full‑scale, independent Parliamentary inquiry into what it describes as possible complicity, negligence, or oversight failures by the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Transport, NACOC, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Immigration Service, and the Bureau of National Investigations.
Ranking Member on Defence and Interior, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, signed the statement, insisting that “Ghana’s international reputation, and the safety of our young people from the scourge of narcotics, cannot be held hostage to official silence or political convenience.”
The Minority has vowed not to relent until those responsible for lapses in enforcement and oversight are held accountable.
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