Ghana’s NACOC arrests freight forwarder linked to 2.6 tonnes of cocaine
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission, NACOC, has arrested a 43-year-old freight forwarder in Tema linked to the customs processing of a 2.6-tonne cocaine shipment seized in Spain in August. The suspect is being held in Tema while NACOC searches for other people involved, according to JoyNews.
Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) arrested a 43-year-old freight forwarder in Tema on Wednesday 11 November, following an investigation into a shipment of about 2.6 tonnes of cocaine seized in Valencia, Spain, in August 2026. A source within NACOC cited by JoyNews said the man was linked to the processing of customs documents for the shipment.
According to the same source, an agent had brought the shipment to the suspect’s company, located in Community 1 in Tema, with the information needed to prepare the documents on behalf of the exporters. NACOC is investigating the roles of those involved in the alleged cocaine trafficking operation.
The freight forwarder is being held at NACOC premises for the purposes of the investigation. Officers are also seeking to identify, locate and arrest other people suspected of having taken part in the operation.
The arrest comes a day after the publication of the seizure of 2.6 tonnes of cocaine seized in coconuts, on 11 November 2026. Ghana had also announced on 1 November that it was seeking local accomplices in a cocaine case in Beirut.
