In order to discuss Ghana’s border control systems and initiatives against narcotics trafficking, President John Mahama has called a high-level meeting of significant security, aviation, and port-sector organizations.
Days after French customs officials confiscated approximately 3.9 tonnes of cocaine from a container transported from Ghana, with an estimated street value of US$261 million, the meeting is set to take place at Jubilee House on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
According to an invitation from Secretary to the President Callistus Mahama and seen by Citi News on Monday, September 14, the discussion would focus on loopholes in border-control systems and offer practical steps to stop the illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and other restricted substances.
The heads of the institutions that are participating have been instructed to be present with no more than one appropriate technical officer. In addition, they must provide short evaluations of any security holes that are already present and suggest ways to increase intelligence sharing, surveillance, screening, and combined enforcement operations.
Following concerns voiced by the Minority regarding Ghana’s management of significant international drug seizures, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member of the Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, questioned the absence of what he termed high-profile arrests and prosecutions in such instances, which also occurred during the meeting.
Among the institutions scheduled to attend the meeting are the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, the Ghana Revenue Authority’s Customs Division, the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, terminal scanner operators, Ghana Link Network Services Ltd, the Ghana Maritime Authority, the Ghana Navy, Meridian Port Services Ltd, the National Intelligence Bureau, the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department and Interpol, the Narcotics Control Commission, and the Ghana Airports Company Limited.
Additionally, after French authorities confiscated a cocaine shipment, the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has apprehended three suspects who are thought to be connected to the “Bolle Jos” cocaine trafficking organization. According to NACOC, the accused are now in its custody and are cooperating with investigations into their alleged roles in the reported cocaine trafficking operation.
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