The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised alarm over a series of major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, claiming that their combined estimated street value has exceeded US$1 billion between 2025 and September 2026.
Addressing a press conference at the NPP headquarters in Accra on September 22, 2026, the party said the scale and frequency of the seizures required urgent national attention and a comprehensive parliamentary investigation.
According to the NPP, the cases include major cocaine seizures within Ghana as well as narcotics consignments intercepted in Europe, Australia and South Africa that were allegedly traced to Ghana.
The party cited the seizure of more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast in March 2025, another consignment of approximately 120 slabs of cocaine intercepted on the Takoradi-Cape Coast Highway, and the seizure of 73 slabs of cocaine weighing 89.74 kilogrammes at the Swissport Cargo Terminal at Kotoka International Airport.
It also pointed to the seizure of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at Tema Harbour in August 2026, allegedly concealed in sacks of gari and destined for London.
International seizures
The NPP further cited international interceptions involving Ghana-linked consignments.
These include approximately 250 kilogrammes of cocaine intercepted in the Netherlands, 1.158 tonnes of suspected cocaine in Belgium, and 320 kilogrammes of methamphetamine intercepted in Sydney, Australia, allegedly concealed in charcoal containers shipped from Ghana.
The party also referenced the September 2026 seizure at the Port of Dunkirk in France of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine, concealed in plastic waste inside a shipping container originating from Ghana, with an estimated value of about €225 million (US$261.45 million).
It also cited a September 2026 arrest in South Africa involving heroin allegedly linked to a flight from Accra to Johannesburg.
NPP demands parliamentary inquiry
Against this backdrop, the NPP is demanding the immediate recall of Parliament and the establishment of a special bipartisan committee to conduct a public inquiry into the drug seizures linked to Ghana.
The party wants Parliament to examine shipping documents, inspection records and clearance decisions and determine how narcotics consignments were able to move through Ghana’s ports, airports and borders.
It also wants the committee to investigate the progress of prosecutions arising from the various seizures.
Party calls for accountability
The NPP further called for investigations into the financiers and organisers behind the alleged trafficking operations rather than focusing only on couriers and other low-level suspects.
It also demanded a time-bound investigation into alleged official complicity, including claims concerning individuals with access to the Presidency, with the findings published.
The party has additionally called for the removal of several heads of institutions responsible for ports, maritime affairs, narcotics control, national security, intelligence, aviation, Customs and policing.
The NPP said its proposed parliamentary inquiry should provide Ghanaians with answers on the extent of the drug trafficking problem, identify any institutional weaknesses and establish responsibility where evidence supports it.
