Ntim Fordjour alleges $3bn worth of narcotics linked to Ghana seized abroad since Mahama took office

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has alleged that more than US$3 billion worth of drugs linked to Ghana have been seized abroad during President John Dramani Mahama’s tenure, warning that the country’s reputation is being damaged by repeated international narcotics interceptions.

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee made the claim in a post on X on Thursday, November 12, following the latest seizure of 2,600 kilogrammes of cocaine in Spain from a consignment of coconuts shipped from Ghana.

He argued that major drug busts involving consignments linked to Ghana had been reported overseas almost every month since President Mahama’s April 1, 2025, post on the government’s zero-tolerance stance on drug trafficking.

Rev. Ntim Fordjour also questioned why an agreement signed by former Transport Minister Kwaku Ofori Asiamah’s successor, Okudzeto, with Colombia to facilitate direct shipments between the ports of Tema and Cartagena had not been cancelled.

He alleged that the arrangement enabled open shipments between the two ports.

The Assin South MP further accused government officials, drug networks and state agencies of benefiting from the trade, while demanding that the President act decisively to halt the activities and protect Ghana’s international standing.

The latest Spanish seizure involved cocaine hidden in false compartments beneath wooden boxes carrying coconuts. The shipment was loaded at Tema on August 2 and arrived in Valencia on August 22.

Two people have been arrested in Spain, but authorities have not announced any arrests in Ghana or identified Ghanaian nationals as suspects.