Global Crime Index Flags Ghana As Heroin Transit Point To The US
The 2025 Global Organized Crime Index says Ghana is a heroin transit and destination country, with drugs repackaged for the US and corruption aiding port movement.
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Bawumia aide says only action can shake off Ghana’s ‘Cocaine Coast’ tag
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to NPP flagbearer Dr Bawumia, says Ghana must act, not talk, to shed the ‘Cocaine Coast’ label after major seizures abroad.
South African held at Johannesburg airport over heroin on Accra flight
South African police say a 52-year-old man arriving at OR Tambo airport from Accra was found with suspected heroin worth over GH¢1.4 million. It is the third such arrest in three weeks.
South African Held at Johannesburg Airport After Flight From Accra
South African police arrested a 52-year-old man at OR Tambo airport after he arrived from Accra with suspected heroin valued at more than GH¢1.4 million.
Passenger From Accra Held in Johannesburg With Suspected Heroin Worth $122,000
A South African man was arrested at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport with suspected heroin worth $122,000 after flying in from Accra, as Ghana reviews port security.
Majority Leader Urges Ghana To Drop Party Politics In Drug Trafficking Debate
Majority Leader Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor says Ghana’s drug trafficking problem spans several governments and has urged parties to stop politicising the cocaine debate.
Ten Held, Four Customs Officers Among Them, In Ports Drug Probe
President Mahama has ordered an inter-agency task force to deliver an anti-drug trafficking roadmap in two weeks, after being told ten people, including four GRA customs officers, are in custody.