# NACOC exclusion from routine sea port checks contributing to rising cocaine trafficking – Akwatia MP - MyJoyOnline

> Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has attributed the increasing seizure of cocaine consignments shipped from Ghana to the exclusion of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) from routine checks at the country’s ports.

- Published: 2026-09-19T12:00:34.783Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T13:00:28.313Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Bernard Bediako Baidoo, DCOP Francis Yiribaare, ESP Bus Terminal, John Dramani Mahama, Narcotics Control Commission, SK, Seizure of 3.9 tonnes of suspected cocaine shipped from Ghana to the Port of Dunkirk, Upper West Regional Police Command, arrest of the first suspect SK, inter-agency task force to prevent drug trafficking through Ghana’s borders, the first suspect, the two suspects' reappearance before the court

## How it developed

- 2026-09-19T12:00:34.783Z - MyJoyOnline: [NACOC exclusion from routine sea port checks contributing to rising cocaine trafficking – Akwatia MP - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/nacoc-exclusion-from-routine-sea-port-checks-contributing-to-rising-cocaine-trafficking-akwatia-mp/)
- 2026-09-19T13:00:28.313Z - MyJoyOnline: [192 cocaine wraps confirmed in Wa drug bust - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/192-cocaine-wraps-confirmed-in-wa-drug-bust/)

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