Government rejects ‘Cocaine Coast’ label, says drug busts show security agencies are working

Mr Ofosu-Kwakye said the government’s position was clear: Ghana must not become a transit point for international drug trafficking, even as he rejected attempts to describe every drug seizure as evidence that the country is a cocaine hub.

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has rejected claims that Ghana is becoming a “cocaine coast”, arguing that drug seizures and arrests demonstrate that security agencies are actively disrupting trafficking operations.

The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese MP said it was misleading to lump all drug-related cases together and use them to portray Ghana as a hub for cocaine trafficking.