Ghana news briefing
Minority alleges Ghana becoming narcotics transit hub under NDC; demands full parliamentary probe into over $1bn drug seizures
It also flagged two unresolved incidents: the alleged landing at Kotoka International Airport around March 20, 2025, of aircraft alleged to be carrying narcotics and undeclared United States currency from Gran Canaria; and the MV Sankofa affair of July 2025, where a vessel sailing under a forged flag, liable to a fine of almost GH¢12 million, was released by the Ghana Maritime Authority after paying only a fraction, without full cargo inspection, only to be arrested days later in Senegal carrying narcotics.
On foreign seizures linked to Ghana, the statement cited that on June 18, 2026, the alleged seizure by Australian customs of 320 kg of methamphetamine valued at $261 million concealed in a charcoal consignment traced to Ghana.
As a result, the Caucus is demanding a full-scale independent parliamentary inquiry into alleged drug seizures linked to Ghana valued at over $1 billion in under two years.
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