Ghanaian MP cites $3 billion in seized drugs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian MP John Ntim Fordjour says more than $3 billion worth of drugs linked to Ghana have been seized abroad since John Dramani Mahama came to power. The allegation follows the seizure of 2,600 kilogrammes of cocaine in Spain, according to MyJoyOnline.
Ghanaian MP John Ntim Fordjour says more than $3 billion worth of drugs linked to Ghana have been seized abroad since the start of President John Dramani Mahama’s term. The Assin South MP and member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee made the estimate on Thursday 12 November on X, after Spain seized 2,600 kilogrammes of cocaine from a consignment of coconuts shipped from Ghana, reports MyJoyOnline.
According to MyJoyOnline, the cocaine shipment was concealed in false compartments beneath wooden crates containing the coconuts. It was loaded in Tema on 2 August and arrived in Valencia on 22 August. Two people were arrested in Spain, while the authorities have announced no arrests in Ghana and have not identified any Ghanaian national among the suspects.
John Ntim Fordjour says major drug seizures involving consignments linked to Ghana have been reported abroad almost every month since the 1 April 2025 declaration by John Dramani Mahama in favour of a zero-tolerance policy on narcotics trafficking. The MP also accuses government officials, trafficking networks and state agencies of profiting from the trade and calls on the president to act to protect Ghana’s international reputation, according to MyJoyOnline.
