Minority demands parliamentary probe into over US$1bn narcotics seizures linked to Ghana

Local seizuresForeign seizures linked to GhanaMinority raises concerns over prosecution of local casesCall for parliamentary inquiry In a press statement dated September 13, 2026, the Minority Caucus said Ghana had repeatedly featured in major narcotics trafficking cases both locally and internationally over the past 18 months.

The second is the July 2025 MV Sankofa incident, in which the Minority said a vessel sailing under a forged flag and liable to a fine of almost GH¢12 million was released by the Ghana Maritime Authority after paying only a fraction of the amount.

The Minority in Parliament is demanding a full-scale, independent parliamentary inquiry into what it describes as Ghana’s growing emergence as a narcotics transit hub under the NDC government.