The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the progress of investigations into the seizure of more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast, saying the alleged financiers and principal traffickers behind the consignment have yet to be identified.
The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) intercepted the consignment on March 4, 2025, after receiving intelligence about a tipper truck transporting the cocaine, which was concealed beneath a load of sand.
The shipment was reportedly valued at more than US$350 million.
However, more than a year after the seizure, the Minority says only the driver, a housemaid and a few other suspects have been arraigned in connection with the case and remain on bail.
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, questioned the effectiveness and reach of investigations into major narcotics cases, particularly when those allegedly behind the financing and distribution of large consignments remain unidentified.
“In the Pedu Junction matter, more than a year after the seizure, it is only the driver, a housemaid, and a small handful of peripheral suspects who have been arraigned and remain on bail, while the actual financiers and high-profile dealers behind a US$350 million cocaine shipment remain unidentified and unpunished,” he said.
The Minority further alleged that the prosecution of low-level suspects, while the alleged owners and financiers of major drug consignments remain unidentified, has become a recurring pattern in Ghana’s narcotics cases.
It said the situation raises “serious questions about the seriousness, independence, and reach of investigations under this Government.”
The Minority is consequently demanding greater accountability from the authorities over the status and outcome of investigations into the Pedu Junction seizure and other major narcotics interceptions.
It wants the government and relevant security agencies to provide clarity on whether investigations are still ongoing, what progress has been made in identifying the financiers and principal traffickers, and whether further arrests and prosecutions are expected.
