The Minority in Parliament has filed a private members’ motion seeking a bipartisan investigation into the processing, inspection, clearance and export of major narcotics consignments linked to Ghana.
The motion, filed by First Deputy Minority Whip and Tolon MP Habib Iddrisu, is calling for the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to examine a number of high-profile drug seizures recorded in Ghana and other countries.
One of the key incidents cited is the seizure of 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine by French Customs at Dunkirk on September 10, 2026, with an estimated value of $261 million.
The motion also refers to the interception of 320 kilogrammes of methamphetamine by Australian Border Force on June 18, 2026, as well as cocaine seizures recorded at Takoradi and Pedu in Cape Coast in March 2025.
Under the proposed inquiry, the committee would investigate how the consignments were processed and cleared in Ghana, the ports from which they were exported, and the intelligence and customs procedures applied.
These would include intelligence profiling, scanning, physical inspection and other clearance processes.
The committee would also be expected to establish the identities and roles of companies, state institutions and other entities involved in the processing and clearance of the consignments, subject to restrictions that may arise from ongoing criminal investigations.
The proposed parliamentary inquiry would assess the effectiveness of security systems at Ghana’s ports, airports and other entry and exit points.
Particular attention would be given to scanning, surveillance and intelligence capabilities, as well as possible gaps that may have allowed the consignments to leave the country undetected.
The Minority is also seeking information on investigations, arrests and prosecutions connected to the seizures, alongside an assessment of intelligence sharing and cooperation between Ghanaian authorities and international law-enforcement agencies.
Mr Iddrisu had earlier called for parliamentary scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding the 3.9-tonne cocaine seizure in France.
He questioned how such a large consignment could have passed through Ghana without detection.
“Who processed those containers? Who are those who are exporting it? Who were the officers who are on duty?” he asked.
He said the proposed inquiry should determine how the container was processed and exported, while identifying the officials and entities involved.
“Among other things, [the inquiry] will address the circumstances under which the container intercepted in France was processed and exported from Ghana, and the port officials that facilitated this, the identity of the people or the company that is behind the said container,” he said.
The motion also proposes an examination of the wider networks involved in major narcotics trafficking operations, including financiers, organisers and facilitators.
It further calls for legislative, administrative, security and institutional reforms to prevent Ghana from being used as a source, transit route or operational base for international drug trafficking.
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