‘NACOC lacks the numbers to fight drug trafficking’ – Toobu

The Wa West MP said Ghana must strengthen NACOC’s human resources alongside investments in technology and equipment as trafficking networks become more sophisticated.

“The total strength of NACOC is not up to 2,000. And I think that we should do better,” Mr Toobu said on Citi News Digest on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

“We should get men and recruit more people and train them and deploy them effectively. And they will help us to fight this menace.”

His comments follow the seizure of 3.9 tonnes of suspected cocaine by French authorities from a container shipped from Ghana.

Mr Toobu said the recent seizures should prompt greater investment in the agencies responsible for detecting and disrupting drug trafficking.

“It’s no longer a joking matter. We are being stressed. Police are involved. BNI is involved. NACOC is playing the lead role. But they don’t have the numbers,” he said.

“Let’s support them to have enough numbers. And let’s train them to be more effective. And let’s cooperate and collaborate as security agencies to get this task done.”

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak told Parliament in July that NACOC operated in only 66 of Ghana’s 261 districts because of inadequate personnel and equipment. Government said it planned to expand the Commission’s presence nationwide over the following five to six years.

Meanwhile, NACOC has said its recent enforcement activities have been intelligence-led. The Commission also disclosed on Saturday that suspects linked to the 3.9-tonne cocaine shipment seized in France had been under surveillance for between one and two years before their arrest.