Narcotics Control Commission

Alcohol, Ecstasy Are The Most Abused Drugs In Recent Times -NACOC
21 Jun

Alcohol, Ecstasy Are The Most Abused Drugs In Recent Times -NACOC

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The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has underscored the need for the public, especially the youth, to desist from illicit drug activities, including trade and consumption. NACOC says it was intensifying awareness, education and promotion of the need to end the consumption of illicit drugs or drug abuse. Persons who abuse drugs are currently classified as sick people in need of assistance, highlighting the need to end discrimination in order to assist drug abusers in seeking rehabilitation, Patrick Agyapong, from the Education and Prevention Department said. Speaking on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, Sandrah Abakah Quansah stated that there are several abused drugs,…
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Kenyan Woman Busted At KIA For Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Worth US$300k
18 Apr

Kenyan Woman Busted At KIA For Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Worth US$300k

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The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has announced the arrest of a Kenyan woman who was seeking to smuggle some cocaine through the Kotoka International Airport. According to a statement by the Commission dated Monday, April 17, 2023, 35-year-old Njeri Mary was arrested on Saturday, April 15, 2023, during routine checks when she arrived at the airport from a South African Airways Flight from Nairobi to Accra via Johannesburg. “The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) arrested a Kenyan national last Saturday 15 April 2023 for smuggling 11.04 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) worth Three Hundred and Nine Thousand…
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US$1.4M Worth of Amphetamine Tablets Concealed in Café Seized by Narcotics Control Commission
01 Dec

US$1.4M Worth of Amphetamine Tablets Concealed in Café Seized by Narcotics Control Commission

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The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 intercepted five (5) brown Ghana Post branded boxes on suspicion of containing narcotic drugs at the Central Post office, in Accra. The boxes, which were all destined for the United Arab Emirates, were discovered to contain a total of 150 packets of coffee labelled "Café Naijar Classic”. Each packet was found to contain Six Hundred and Twenty-four (624) tablets and a total of Ninety-three thousand, six hundred (93,600) tablets with an estimated street value of US$ 1.4 Million. A field test conducted on the tablets proved positive for Amphetamine, a…
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