13,876 kg of cocaine linked to Ghana seized abroad
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
About 13,876 kilograms of cocaine linked to Ghana have been seized in five operations abroad since January 2025, according to JoyNews Research. The seizures raise fresh questions about port security, trade controls and illicit financial flows, MyJoyOnline reports.
About 13,876 kilograms of cocaine linked to Ghana have been seized abroad in five operations since January 2025, according to JoyNews Research, cited by MyJoyOnline. The volume is the equivalent of about 217 bags of cocoa, according to the same source.
MyJoyOnline considers that the seizures raise questions about cargo controls, shipping documents, customs procedures and intelligence in Ghanaian ports. The outlet also highlights the risk that legitimate Ghanaian companies will face more international checks, with longer customs clearance times, higher compliance costs and supply chain disruptions.
The outlet further links cocaine trafficking to wider risks for financial integrity and national security, in particular through trade-based money laundering, property acquisitions and shell companies. It calls on the authorities to strengthen integration between customs services, port surveillance, financial intelligence, beneficial ownership investigations and cooperation with foreign services.
These figures add to several seizures already reported abroad, including 40 kg of suspected cocaine from Ghana intercepted in Lebanon on 1 November and 971 kg seized at the Moroccan port of Tanger Med on 3 November. A Ghanaian NGO had called for an investigation after the seizure in Beirut of cocaine seized in Beirut.
