The Minority in Parliament has filed a Private Members’ Motion seeking to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate a series of major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana.

The 1st Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu, submitted the motion to the Clerk to Parliament on Monday, September 28, 2026.

The proposed committee is expected to conduct what the motion describes as a “thorough, transparent and full-scale bipartisan inquiry” into the circumstances surrounding recent high-profile narcotics seizures.

Minority demands answers over $1 billion worth of narcotics seizures linked to Ghana

The memorandum lists several cases, including the 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine seized by French Customs at Dunkirk, France, on September 10, 2026, valued at US$261 million.

It also cites the 320kg of methamphetamine seized by the Australian Border Force on June 18, 2026, valued at US$208 million and linked to Ghana.

Other cases listed are a US$150 million cocaine interception in Takoradi in March 2025 and a US$350 million cocaine interception in Pedu, Cape Coast, also in March 2025.

According to the motion, the committee should investigate “the circumstances under which the narcotics consignments reportedly intercepted were processed, inspected, cleared and exported from Ghana.”

It is also expected to examine the ports and facilities through which the consignments allegedly departed Ghana, including “the intelligence profiling, scanning, inspection, customs clearance procedures applied.”

The proposed inquiry would further look into the identities and roles of companies, agencies and other entities involved in the processing and clearance of the consignments.

The motion calls for the committee to examine the status of investigations, arrests and prosecutions relating to the cases, as well as Ghana’s cooperation with international law-enforcement agencies.

This includes examining “the nature and extent of cooperation between Ghanaian authorities and external intelligence agencies, i. French authorities, Australia Border Force, and other international law-enforcement bodies.”

The committee would also investigate alleged narcotics-trafficking networks, including measures being taken to identify the financiers, organisers and facilitators behind major operations.

Another proposed area of inquiry is the adequacy of security systems at Ghana’s entry and exit points, including seaports and airports.

The motion further calls for recommendations on “measures necessary to prevent Ghana from being used as an origin, transit or operational point for international narcotics trafficking.”

The committee, if established, is expected to report its findings and recommendations to Parliament.

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