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Ghana’s narcotics crisis deepens as drug seizures linked to country top US$1bn – Minority
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
On June 18, 2026, Australian customs authorities seized 320kg of methamphetamine valued at US$261 million in a charcoal consignment traced to Ghana.9 metric tonnes of cocaine valued at more than US$260 million in a container of plastic waste that had departed Ghana.
A second consignment, involving an estimated 120 slabs of cocaine valued at about US$150 million, was also intercepted along the Takoradi-Cape Coast highway.
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