NPP Demands Sacking of NACOC and Airport Chiefs Following Repeated Cocaine Seizures

The NACOC boss must be sacked if investigations establish serious security failures under his leadership! How can tonnes of cocaine leave Ghana through our ports and airports, only to be intercepted in other countries?

Since President Mahama returned to office, several major cocaine cases have been reported:

1. March 2025 – 3.3 tonnes seized in Cape Coast.
2. April 2025 – 89.74kg intercepted at Kotoka Airport.
3. June 2025 – 4.5 tonnes intercepted in Amsterdam.
4. November 2025 – 2.8 tonnes intercepted in Belgium.
5. December 2025 – 1.1 tonnes intercepted in Belgium.
6. February 2026 – Cocaine discovered in packaged gari at Kotoka Airport.
7. August 2026 – 866 parcels of suspected cocaine intercepted at Tema.
8. September 2026 – 3.9 tonnes intercepted in France.
9. September 2026 – 192 wraps of suspected cocaine intercepted in Wa.
10. October 2026 – 46.7kg seized in Lebanon.
11. November 2026 – 2.6 tonnes intercepted in Spain.

One thing I appreciate is that we are hearing about these cocaine cases. It raises serious questions about how many similar shipments may have passed through Ghana during the previous government without being detected or making the news. We cannot say for certain that this happened, but it deserves investigation.

However, the fact that these cases are being exposed now doesn’t mean we should encourage or tolerate drug trafficking under this government.

How can cocaine leave our ports and airports, only for another country to discover it? What are our scanners and security agencies doing?

Not every foreign seizure proves our officers failed, but the repeated incidents demand proper explanations.

President Mahama must demand accountability. Anyone found negligent must face the consequences, regardless of their position. Ghana deserves better!