The Minority in Parliament has called for a full-scale independent parliamentary inquiry into a series of major narcotics seizures allegedly linked to Ghana, warning that the country risks becoming a transit hub for international drug-trafficking organisations.
In a press statement signed by the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior, Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Minority said Ghana had featured repeatedly in major narcotics trafficking cases in Ghana and abroad over the past 18 months.
The Minority cited the seizure of more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast in March 2025, another consignment of about 120 slabs of cocaine intercepted along the Takoradi–Cape Coast highway, and the seizure of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at a warehouse within the Tema Harbour enclave in August 2026.
It also cited the seizure by Australian customs authorities in June 2026 of 320kg of methamphetamine allegedly traced to Ghana and a September 10 seizure by French customs officers at the port of Dunkirk of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine concealed in a container of plastic waste that had departed Ghana.
According to the Minority, the seizures collectively involved narcotics worth more than US$1 billion.
The Caucus also raised concerns about what it described as unresolved incidents, including an alleged narcotics-related aircraft landing at Kotoka International Airport in March 2025 and the July 2025 MV Sankofa case, involving a vessel that was later arrested in Senegal with narcotics on board.
The Minority questioned the progress of investigations into the cases, particularly the Pedu Junction seizure, arguing that prosecutions had largely focused on alleged couriers and other peripheral suspects.
“This pattern — in which couriers, drivers, mates, and freight-forwarding agents are paraded before the courts while the true owners of these consignments walk free — raises serious questions about the seriousness, independence, and reach of investigations under this Government,” it said.
The Caucus also criticised what it described as the silence of relevant state institutions over the recent French seizure and the circumstances surrounding the MV Sankofa.
It is therefore demanding that the Ministers and heads of relevant agencies, including the Ministries of Interior and Transport, NACOC, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, the Ghana Immigration Service and the Bureau of National Investigations, appear before Parliament.
The Minority wants the officials to account for the status of investigations into the cited seizures, explain the circumstances surrounding the release of the MV Sankofa and outline measures being taken to secure Ghana’s ports, airports and territorial waters.
“Ghana’s international reputation, and the safety of our young people from the scourge of narcotics, cannot be held hostage to official silence or political convenience,” the Minority said.
“The Minority will not relent until the truth is known and those found responsible are held accountable.”
