Former COCOBOD Public Affairs Officer, Fiifi Boafo, has said the latest case linked to cocaine trafficking has strengthened a perception that there may be official involvement or protection within the system.

His comments come after French customs intercepted nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at Dunkirk in a container that had arrived from Ghana.

The seizure has led to arrests and a wider investigation in Ghana, including scrutiny of the export and Customs processes at Tema Port.

According to the BNI’s case presented in court, the containers allegedly generated abnormal scan images before they were exported, raising questions about who examined the images and why the shipment was allowed to proceed.

Four GRA-related officials are among six people facing charges in connection with the alleged exportation.

The allegations have not been tested or established in court.

Boafo says those developments make it necessary for authorities to demonstrate that Ghana is prepared to confront anyone found to be involved.

“Now, the perception out there is that there is official complicity and in order to deal with official complicity, we must see some action,” he said on Joy News.

He said the response must be strong enough to reassure both Ghanaians and Ghana’s international partners.

“We must see some action, some movement that will give confidence to us as a people and confidence to our partners that indeed we do not accept it,” Boafo said.

He went further, arguing that officials facing strong suspicion of involvement should not remain within the system while investigations continue.

“The people who have strong suspicion are involved, have been shown the exit and they are not part of the system that will make us become a cocaine coast,” he said.

“We don’t accept it. We love our Gold Coast. We love our Cocoa Coast. As for cocaine coast, this reputation you guys are giving us…” he said.