Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has voiced alarm over a string of significant international drug seizures tied to Ghana, cautioning that the nation’s standing abroad is suffering as a result.
His remarks came after French customs officers intercepted nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine valued at roughly €225 million hidden inside a container of plastic waste that had departed Ghana and reached the northern French port of Dunkirk.
Part of the shipment was bound for Antwerp, Belgium, and French investigators are probing the criminal network believed to be behind it.
Speaking on Channel One News on Friday, 11 September, the Assin South MP stated:
“It is becoming one too many. Our image is sinking.”
He described the latest find as part of a troubling pattern of large-scale drug consignments connected to Ghana. These repeated interceptions, he warned, are harming the country’s international image and strengthening the perception that Ghana functions as a “cocaine coast” and a place where drug trafficking is tolerated.
Ntim Fordjour questioned why major seizures linked to Ghana have not, in his assessment, led to prominent arrests and prosecutions of those responsible.
He pointed to earlier cases, including a substantial methamphetamine consignment stopped by Australian authorities in April 2025, along with other cocaine-related incidents he had previously highlighted.
He stressed that the focus should shift away from the modest quantities routinely reported by local agencies such as NACOC and toward the much larger shipments intercepted by foreign authorities.
“The least of our worries are the small quantities that NACOC puts out there,” he said, arguing that Ghana must tackle the networks orchestrating these major international operations.
The MP further asked why earlier warnings and overseas seizures have failed to produce what he regards as meaningful arrests and prosecutions of the people behind the big consignments.
He urged stronger accountability and thorough probes into the groups responsible, warning that continued seizures risk further eroding Ghana’s global reputation.
