The Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, has warned President John Dramani Mahama following the seizure of 2.6 tonnes of cocaine concealed in a shipment of coconuts exported from Ghana to Spain.

In a message directed at the President posted on his social media page on November 11, 2026, Prof Prempeh reminded him of his constitutional responsibility to ensure accountability within his administration, particularly among ministers and public officials responsible for the country's security infrastructure.

"Mr President, just so you know, Sir, in case you need reminding, the Executive Authority of this Republic, all of it, is vested in you and in you alone," he stated.

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He further argued that the President's appointment powers come with the responsibility to hold public officials accountable for failures in the discharge of their duties.

"Your power to appoint includes the power to hold appointees responsible, including the power to fire those asleep on the job or not otherwise up to the task. Wake up, Mr. Nice Guy! We are waiting!" Prof. Prempeh added.

The criticism follows an operation by Spanish security authorities in which 2,600 kilogrammes of cocaine were discovered concealed in two shipping containers originating from Ghana's Tema Port.

According to information released by Spanish authorities on November 11, 2026, the containers departed Tema on August 2, 2026, and arrived at the Port of Valencia on August 22 aboard a container vessel.

The shipment was officially declared as coconuts but attracted the attention of a joint anti-drug team comprising Spain's Guardia Civil and the Customs Surveillance Service of the country's Tax Agency after it was classified as high-risk during routine international trade controls.

A subsequent inspection uncovered sophisticated concealment compartments built into the wooden crates carrying the coconuts.

Investigators discovered false bottoms beneath which several packages containing a white substance had been hidden. Field tests and subsequent laboratory analysis confirmed the substance to be cocaine hydrochloride.

Rather than immediately conclude the operation after discovering the drugs, investigators reportedly removed the cocaine, resealed the shipment and continued monitoring the consignment to identify those behind its collection.

The surveillance eventually led officers to two refrigerated trucks that arrived to collect the containers.

The vehicles were tracked to a warehouse at the La Juaida industrial estate in Almería, where two men were arrested as the cargo was being unloaded.

The suspects are believed to be the importer of the cocaine and the individual responsible for supervising the unloading process.



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