Political protection could be masking Ghana’s cocaine trade – Global Organised Crime Index

“As cocaine seizures have declined and media coverage has decreased, law enforcement officials and civil society stakeholders suggest that political protection being given to illicit markets, particularly the cocaine trade, by sections of the government is the main reason for a drop in visible trafficking,” the report states.

Political protection may explain a decline in visible cocaine trafficking in Ghana, according to findings in the Global Organised Crime Index.

On supply routes, the report identifies Brazil as the main source of cocaine entering Ghana by sea, with traffickers using commercial cargo and intermediate destinations to move shipments.