Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) destroyed more than 150,000 kilograms of seized illicit drugs Thursday at the Bundase Military Camp, representing three years of enforcement operations targeting drug trafficking networks.
The destroyed contraband, accumulated between 2021 and 2024, included 105,700kg of codeine, 46,128kg of cannabis, 37kg of heroin, 10kg of speedball, 9kg of cocaine, and 3kg of methamphetamine and MDMA, officials said.
“Each kilogram of these illicit substances represented lives potentially destroyed, families disrupted, and communities destabilized,” NACOC Director-General Dr. Kenneth Adu-Amanfoh said at the destruction ceremony in the Ningo-Prampram District. “By removing these substances from existence, we send a clear and resolute message to all drug trafficking networks and individuals that there is no place in our society for such illicit activities.”
Adu-Amanfoh emphasized that enforcement alone cannot address drug trafficking, citing prevention, education, and rehabilitation as essential elements of Ghana’s anti-drug strategy. He highlighted the country’s progress in disrupting trafficking networks and strengthening cross-border cooperation through the NACOC Governing Board.
“Enforcement and interdiction alone are not a sole solution to addressing this complex issue,” he said, pledging continued collaboration with international, regional, and local partners in combating drug trafficking.
