The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling for the immediate recall of Parliament and the establishment of a special bipartisan committee to investigate a series of major cocaine seizures linked to consignments originating from or passing through Ghana.
The demand follows what the party describes as a growing pattern of international narcotics seizures involving Ghana between 2025 and September 2026.
Nana Boakye, speaking for the NPP, alleged that Ghana has become a major transit point for international narcotics trafficking under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.
“Our information is that our country has become a major transit point for narcotics not by accident, but because of the complicity of officials at our ports and our airports who have compromised the very checkpoints meant to protect this nation,” he said.
The NPP cited several seizures to support its concerns, including the March 2025 interception of 3,319.66 kilogrammes of cocaine at Pedu Junction, which the party said had an estimated value of US$350 million.
It also cited the seizure of approximately 120 slabs of cocaine on the Takoradi-Cape Coast Highway, estimated by the party at about US$150 million.
Other cases referenced by the party include 89.74 kilogrammes of cocaine intercepted at the Swissport Cargo Terminal at Kotoka International Airport in April 2025 and 866 parcels of suspected cocaine seized at Tema Harbour in August 2026.
The party further pointed to the interception of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at France’s Port of Dunkirk in September 2026 from a container originating from Ghana.
According to the NPP, the cases it has identified, including seizures in the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, France and South Africa, have a combined estimated street value of more than US$1 billion between 2025 and September 2026.
Nana Boakye said the frequency and scale of the seizures warranted closer scrutiny of Ghana’s systems for preventing the trafficking of narcotics through the country.
“The pattern is unmistakable, Ghana is being used as a transit hub,” he said.
The NPP is therefore demanding that Parliament be recalled to establish a special bipartisan committee to conduct a public inquiry into the seizures.
The proposed committee, according to the party, should have the authority to summon witnesses and compel the production of relevant documents as part of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the seizures and the effectiveness of existing controls at Ghana’s ports and airports.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
