Government spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed suggestions that state officials or members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are caught up in ongoing cocaine trafficking probes.
Speaking on Channel One’s Newsroom on Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Minister of State for Government Communications said no proof has been produced linking any appointee or party member to the drug cases.
“As we speak, no one has provided any evidence connecting any government or party member,” he said, urging the public to “desist from speculation and rumour-mongering without basis.”
His remarks came after President John Dramani Mahama held talks with security heads on Thursday over major drug hauls tied to Ghana, including close to 3.9 tonnes of cocaine impounded in France from a shipment that left Tema.
Kwakye Ofosu noted that none of the 10 suspects currently detained is a government member.
“None of those in custody now serves in government,” he stressed.
He added, however, that political ties would offer no protection should anyone be found culpable.“Even if a top government official or NDC member were implicated, it would mean they broke Ghana’s laws and betrayed the state, and they would face the same legal process as any other offender,” he said.
He said the focus remains on holding culprits accountable and blocking Ghana’s ports from further drug trafficking.
In a related development, the Kwabenya Circuit Court in Accra has refused bail for six people accused of facilitating the shipment of nearly four tonnes of suspected cocaine to France.
The six appeared in court on Thursday, September 17, 2026, over four 40-foot containers that reportedly sailed from Tema Port and were later seized in France with about 3.9 tonnes of suspected narcotics. The case was adjourned to September 24, 2026, for further investigations. The suspects are Francis Narh Amanor,
Frank Adu-Boahen, Togbe Agbeti, Andrews Tetteh Amponsah, Daniel Laryea and Helena Akua Denkyi. Four are said to be staff of the Ghana Revenue Authority facing queries over their role in the customs image-screening at Tema.
Prosecutors allege the containers — SELU4549480, FFAU2242304, MSDU5642699 and SELU4809801 — were scanned before departure, with the images showing irregularities that raised suspicion.
Yet the containers were allegedly passed and allowed to exit the country, with claims that some customs officers who reviewed the scans failed to act on the anomalies.
