The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has challenged President John Dramani Mahama to take decisive action against narcotics trafficking, warning that repeated cocaine seizures involving shipments linked to Ghana are undermining the country’s international reputation.
He has called on the President to provide an update on investigations into the alleged cocaine flights involving Gran Canaria and demonstrate his government’s commitment to a zero-tolerance approach to drug trafficking.
In a post on X on Thursday, November 12, 2026 the Assin South MP questioned the progress of investigations ordered by President Mahama and accused the government of failing to address the growing number of overseas drug interceptions linked to Ghana.
“Mr President @JDMahama, how far with the investigation you ordered into the Gran Canaria cocaine flights? What happened to your commitment of ensuring zero tolerance to drug trafficking?” he asked.
Rev. Ntim Fordjour said Ghana was facing international embarrassment, citing a reported ranking which places the country fifth globally in cocaine trafficking to Belgium.
He further claimed that since April 1, 2025, when the President made a post on the issue, major drug seizures involving consignments linked to Ghana had been recorded almost every month in other countries.
According to him, more than US$3 billion worth of drugs linked to Ghana had been intercepted overseas under the current administration, while several other consignments had allegedly passed undetected.
He warned that the repeated interceptions were damaging Ghana’s reputation as a country committed to combating narcotics trafficking.
The MP also questioned why an agreement he said had been signed by Mr Okudzeto with Colombia to facilitate direct shipments between the ports of Tema and Cartagena had not been cancelled.
He alleged that government officials, drug networks and state agencies were benefiting from the trade, although he did not provide evidence to substantiate the claims in his post.
“Your Excellency, this is certainly not the reset legacy Ghanaians hoped for at your second coming. Crack the whip and restore Ghana’s sinking image to the once reputable narcotics-intolerable state,” he wrote.
His comments follow a series of cocaine interceptions involving shipments reportedly originating from Ghana, including the seizure of 2,600 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in a shipment of coconuts at Spain’s Port of Valencia.
Another major interception was recorded in September, when French authorities confiscated nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine from a container originating from Ghana at the Port of Dunkirk.
In the Spanish case, two people were arrested in Almeria after the cocaine was discovered hidden beneath false compartments in wooden boxes used to transport coconuts.
Spanish authorities have not identified any Ghanaian nationals as suspects or announced arrests in Ghana in connection with that interception.
Rev. Ntim Fordjour urged President Mahama to intensify efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks, investigate possible complicity within state institutions and take concrete steps to protect Ghana’s international standing.
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