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Part of situation: Ghanaian political calls for narcotics investigation (12 clusters)

Ghana restores NACOC to port inspection duties

Narcotics Control Commission port security drug trafficking cocaine seizure Ghanaian ports

President John Dramani Mahama has reportedly issued a directive to restore the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to Ghana’s list of Port Inspection Agencies. This move follows a recent drug trafficking incident linked to a Ghanaian port and aims to address security gaps created when NACOC was removed from port inspections in June 2018.

GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi has welcomed the decision, stating that the 2018 removal weakened the country's ability to detect and prevent narcotics trafficking. The directive reportedly includes granting NACOC unfettered access to all air, land, and sea entry and exit points, as well as the immediate replacement of all port scanners and personnel.

Separately, NACOC Deputy Director-General Alexander Twum-Barimah addressed allegations regarding a €225 million cocaine seizure in France. He clarified that preliminary background checks on suspects in custody have found no evidence that any individual is a presidential escort for President Mahama or Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, disputing claims made by Member of Parliament Vincent Ekow Assafuah.

Entities

Alexander Twum-Barimah · Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Narcotics Control Commission · Sammy Gyamfi · Vincent Ekow Assafuah

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

  • [○ 1 SOURCE] President Mahama reportedly directed that all port scanners and personnel be replaced with immediate effect. metrotvonline.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The presidential directive includes granting NACOC unfettered access to all air, land, and sea entry and exit points. metrotvonline.com
  • [● 3 SOURCES] The removal of NACOC from port inspection duties in June 2018 weakened Ghana's ability to detect and prevent drug trafficking. chale.news · metrotvonline.com · www.myjoyonline.com
  • [● 3 SOURCES] President Mahama has reportedly directed that the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) be restored to the list of Port Inspection Agencies. chale.news · metrotvonline.com · www.myjoyonline.com
  • [● 2 SOURCES] NACOC background checks found no evidence that any suspects in custody regarding a €225 million cocaine seizure in France are presidential escorts. onuaonline.com · www.gbcghanaonline.com

Sources

Sammy Gyamfi backs Mahama’s directive to restore NACOC at ports [metrotvonline.com]
Gyamfi Backs Mahama's Directive to Restore NACOC at Ports [chale.news]
NACOC denies presidential escort claims in €225m cocaine case [onuaonline.com]
NACOC says no presidential escort among €225M French cocaine case [www.gbcghanaonline.com]
NACOC was not removed from Tema Port, stopped from inspecting containers – former Defence Minister [3news.com]
Sammy Gyamfi says 2018 NACOC removal from port inspections weakened drug checks [www.myjoyonline.com]