Ghana's Parliamentary Minority is demanding action on the alleged financiers and principal traffickers behind a US$350 million cocaine shipment seized at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast over a year ago. The Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee noted that only the driver, a housemaid, and peripheral suspects have been arraigned, while the main figures remain unidentified and unpunished.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's parliamentary Minority is calling for an independent inquiry into the Ghana Maritime Authority's release of the MV Sankofa after it was found sailing under a forged flag in July 2025. The vessel was subsequently arrested in Senegal carrying narcotics, prompting questions about who authorized a reduced fine and the decision to allow it to sail without full cargo inspection.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Parliamentary Minority has raised alarm over Ghana's role as a transit hub for narcotics trafficking, with the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee stating that high-profile drug seizures linked to Ghana under the NDC government now exceed US$1 billion in less than two years. He cited major seizures including a 3.3-tonne cocaine consignment at Cape Coast valued at over US$350 million and other incidents involving cocaine and methamphetamine traced to the country.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's parliamentary Minority is calling for a full-scale independent inquiry into the country's emergence as a narcotics transit hub, citing high-profile drug seizures exceeding US$1 billion under the current NDC administration over the past 18 months, including a 3.3-tonne cocaine interception in Cape Coast and other major confiscations.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →