Drug traffickers in Ghana acquiring scanners and exploiting insider access to evade detection - NACOC boss tells Parliament
The Director-General of Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission has reported that drug traffickers are bypassing airport security by acquiring their own scanners and exploiting insider access. Officials are now pushing for increased technological integration and intelligence sharing to combat these security lapses.
Why it matters
The revelation of compromised security protocols at major transit points poses a significant challenge to international drug enforcement efforts.
Some drug traffickers in Ghana are acquiring scanners and exploiting insider access to evade detection, the Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey has told Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
According to Major General Obuba Mantey, there has been some concerns raised about security lapses at Ghana’s airport, revealing that drug traffickers are finding ways to outwit screening procedures, including acquiring their own scanners.
Speaking when he appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) to respond to audit findings by the Auditor General, Major General Mantey described how some airport security personnel allegedly exploit their positions to bypass established screening procedures, creating opportunities for suspected traffickers to evade detection.
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