NACOC hunts Ghana accomplices over 40kg cocaine shipment seized in Beirut
Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission is working with Lebanese authorities to track accomplices following the seizure of 40kg of cocaine in Beirut. The drugs were shipped from Accra International Airport using sophisticated concealment methods.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing challenges of international drug trafficking and the necessity of cross-border intelligence sharing.
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has said it was pursuing suspected accomplices in Ghana following the arrest of a Syrian national at Beirut in Lebanon with about 40 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine shipped through the Accra International Airport.
The suspect was arrested at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Saturday, October 31, 2026, after arriving from Accra with the suspected drugs concealed in two pieces of luggage.
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