The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate dismissal of the heads of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and National Security over what it describes as Ghana’s growing involvement in international cocaine trafficking.
The party said repeated seizures of cocaine consignments traced to Ghana at various international destinations raised concerns about the effectiveness of the country’s security and anti-narcotics institutions.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, November 4, Mr Henry Nana Boakye, Second National Vice Chairman of the NPP, said the party had recorded at least 14 major drug seizures linked to Ghana between March 2025 and October 2026.
He said seven of the interceptions occurred in Ghana, involving about 3.6 tonnes of drugs, while more than 12 tonnes of cocaine traced to the country had been seized abroad.
Mr Boakye estimated the street value of the cocaine seized outside Ghana at between US$1.3 billion and US$1.7 billion.
He cited the seizure of nearly 4,500 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in a timber shipment from Ghana at Amsterdam in June 2025, and 2,829 kilogrammes hidden in cassava flour shipped from Tema and intercepted at Antwerp in November 2025.
He also mentioned the seizure of 1,158 kilogrammes at Antwerp in December 2025, approximately 3.9 tonnes concealed in a container declared as plastic waste at Dunkirk, France, in September 2026, and 320 kilogrammes of illicit drugs hidden in charcoal from Ghana and intercepted in Australia in April 2026.
“This is not a run of bad luck. It is a pattern,” he said, questioning how trafficking on such a scale could persist without possible protection from individuals within the institutions mandated to combat it.
The NPP also questioned NACOC’s account of the recent seizure of 46.7 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanese Customs, working with the country’s General Security, arrested a Syrian national who arrived from Accra aboard Middle East Airlines flight MEA 576 with 40 packages of cocaine.
Mr Boakye questioned why the Lebanese authorities’ account did not mention NACOC’s involvement, despite the Commission’s claim that the operation was a controlled delivery.
He demanded clarification on the identities of persons arrested in Ghana in connection with the case and allegations that the suspect had paid bribes to airport officials.
The party also questioned the discrepancy between the 46.7 kilogrammes reported by Lebanese authorities and the approximately 40 kilogrammes cited by NACOC.
It further raised concerns about Musah Attah, popularly known as Kromo, who has been charged in connection with the cocaine shipment intercepted at Dunkirk, France.
The NPP questioned how Mr Attah allegedly gained access to the security cordon around President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, citing photographs purportedly showing him within their security circle.
The party demanded an explanation of the circumstances surrounding his alleged access and the publication of all diplomatic and service passports issued since January 2025.
It also called for the suspension of the direct shipping arrangement between Tema and Cartagena in Colombia, agreed in March 2026, pending a comprehensive security review.
Mr Boakye said the government had failed to publish a security roadmap following an emergency meeting chaired by President Mahama on September 17, at which an inter-agency task force was reportedly given two weeks to develop measures to address drug trafficking concerns.
He said the October 1 deadline had passed without the roadmap being made public.
The NPP is also demanding a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry, with public hearings, into all cocaine seizures linked to Ghana since January 2025.
Other demands include the publication of the task force’s roadmap within seven days, a joint statement with Lebanese authorities confirming NACOC’s account of the Beirut operation, and the publication of the names of persons arrested in Ghana in connection with the seizure.
The party further called for the arrest and prosecution of officials allegedly involved in bribery at the Accra International Airport, an update on the prosecution of Mr Attah and the immediate dismissal of the heads of NACOC, GACL, GPHA and National Security.
Mr Boakye accused President Mahama of failing to demonstrate sufficient commitment to addressing the concerns.
“The President promised Ghanaians a 24-hour economy. He did not promise a 24-hour cocaine corridor,” he said.
