NPP Demands Sack Of NACOC, GACL, GPHA And National Security Heads Over Beirut Cocaine Bust

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the government of failing to curb drug trafficking through Ghana following the arrest of a Syrian national in Beirut with 46.7 kilograms of cocaine after arriving from Accra.

The party made the accusation at a press conference addressed by its 2nd National Vice Chairman, Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, at the NPP Headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, 4th November 2026, under the theme: “From Dunkirk To Beirut: Ghana Cannot Wait Any Longer.”

Nana B said the NPP had invited the press for a second time on the same subject because, six weeks after its first warning, Ghana was still being linked to major cocaine seizures abroad.

According to the party, between March 2025 and October 2026, Ghana had recorded no fewer than 14 major cocaine and drug busts, with the estimated street value of cocaine seized abroad alone put between US$1.3 billion and US$1.7 billion.

The party listed several seizures, including nearly 4,500 kilograms intercepted in Amsterdam in June 2025, 2,829 kilograms in Antwerp in November 2025, a further 1,158 kilograms in Antwerp in December 2025, and about 3.9 tonnes seized at Dunkirk in France in September 2026.

It said the latest incident occurred on 31st October 2026, when Lebanese Customs, working with Lebanon’s General Security, arrested a Syrian national at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut after he arrived from Accra on Middle East Airlines flight MEA 576 with 40 packages of cocaine weighing 46.7 kilograms.

The NPP questioned the explanation by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) that the cocaine was allowed to leave Accra as part of a controlled delivery with Lebanese authorities.

The party raised four questions, including who had been arrested in Ghana, why Ghana was missing from Lebanon’s official account of the operation, who allegedly took bribes at the Accra airport to allow the courier through, and why the official figures from Ghana and Lebanon differed on the weight and date of the seizure.

Nana B said until government produces the suspects, names them and arraigns them before court, and produces a joint statement from the Lebanese authorities confirming a Ghanaian-led operation, the controlled delivery explanation should be treated as a face-saving story.

The party also raised concerns about Musah Attah, popularly known as “Kromo”, who is standing trial in connection with the Dunkirk seizure, diplomatic and service passports issued since January 2025, and a direct maritime route between the Port of Tema and the Port of Cartagena in Colombia agreed in March 2026.

It further criticised government for failing to hold any appointee accountable despite the repeated seizures, and demanded the immediate sack of the heads of NACOC, the Ghana Airports Company Limited, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, and National Security.

The NPP outlined nine demands, including a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry with public hearings into every Ghana-linked cocaine seizure since January 2025, publication of the task force roadmap that was due on 1st October within seven days, and a joint statement with Lebanese authorities on the Beirut operation.

It also demanded the publication of the names and charges of persons arrested in Ghana in connection with the Beirut bust, the arrest and prosecution of officials who allegedly took bribes at the airport, regular public updates on the prosecution of Musah Attah and his co-accused, publication of all diplomatic and service passports issued since January 2025, and suspension of the Tema-Cartagena shipping arrangement until a full security review is completed.

Nana B said the President promised Ghanaians a 24-hour economy, not a 24-hour cocaine corridor, and urged government to act now before the next seizure abroad carries the name of Ghana again.

He also called on the President to address what he described as the South African evacuation scandal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Cup Visa scandal involving the Ministry of Sports and the Ghana Tourism Authority.