The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has destroyed 3.3 tonnes of cocaine valued at approximately $350 million this follows a court order.
Reports suggest the destruction took place on Wednesday, June 4, following a series of positive tests conducted in the presence of the judge, state attorneys, officers from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), and the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC).
Other confiscated narcotic and pharmaceutical substances seized by NACOC were also destroyed.
According to the information gathered the destruction was done at the Bundase Military Base.
Speaking to the media, the Director General of NACOC, Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey stated, “We did this today in your presence to show our commitment to end the menace. I will urge those involved to desist. We will not stand by and watch them bring in illicit drugs to destroy our future leaders.”
“I hope you all can assist us so that we can bring them to the public view and name and shame them. This cannot continue in our country,” Brigadier General Mantey emphasised.
It will be recalled the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) intercepted $350m worth of cocaine shipment.
The information gathered suggests the NIB intercepted a major cocaine shipment on March 4, 2025.
According to reports, the NIB seized approximately 3.3 tonnes of the illicit substance en route to Accra from the Western Region.
The National Intelligence Bureau acting on intelligence stopped the tipper truck at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast and found 143 sacks of cocaine hidden beneath sand.
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) field test established the substance was raw cocaine and an initial seizure weighing 2,974 kilograms, however further investigations on March 8 uncovered 13 more sacks from a suspect residence, totalling 345.07 kilograms.
Test conducted by the NACOC and the Ghana Standards Authority established the consignment’s total weight of 3,319.68 kilograms, with pureness levels between 50% and 70%.
Isaac Quaicoe and Kenneth Cobbinah the two suspects have been remanded in custody and are slated to return in court on April 2, 2025.
The NIB has however stated that additional suspects remain at large and are actively pursuing them.
