The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Maj Gen Maxwell Obuba Mantey, has reiterated the Commission’s firm commitment to collaborating with all key relevant state security agencies to ensure that points of entry and exit across the country are manned and safeguarded.
He said continuous collaboration was key to preventing the influx of nefarious activities, including drug trafficking, along the borders of Ghana.
Maj Gen Mantey gave the assurance during a panel discussion at the 2026 edition of the West Africa Border Security Week, held at the Labadi Pleasure Beach Hotel in Accra on Thursday, August 13, 2026, on the theme: “Strengthening Border Security through Regional Cooperation and Innovation.”
“NACOC is well positioned to partner with managers of the border posts to tackle and control organised crime across the continent,” he added.
The NACOC Director-General called for the need to strengthen regional cooperation, describing it as one of the key principles that augments basic knowledge, intelligence sharing and an interoperable common system.
He indicated that current and emerging trends of organised crime, particularly drug trafficking activities, required trust and improved sophisticated modern equipment to track down criminal operations.
“The operations of the various border posts cannot only rely on the physical security infrastructure system, but require investment in key areas such as intelligence, forensic capabilities, technology, as well as strong collaboration,” Maj Gen Mantey noted.
He called on relevant stakeholders, including those manning the borders across the continent, especially in Ghana, to pay close attention to host communities along the border posts, noting that their extensive knowledge of the activities of criminal groups was invaluable, as it was often beyond the reach of surveillance teams.
“It is important to note that criminal organisations do not recognise national boundaries to perpetrate their clandestine activities,” he said, calling on all stakeholders to support efforts to curb the menace through strong collaboration.
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