The Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, says arrests have been made in Ghana following collaboration between the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) and Spanish authorities over the seizure of 2.6 tonnes of cocaine in Spain.

Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Thursday, November 12, 2026, Agbana said the arrests in Ghana were linked to cooperation between NACOC and the Spanish authorities.

“The information I have is that NACOC and the Spanish authorities collaborated. That is why we have made arrests here in Ghana and the items have also been arrested in Spain,” he said.

Watch video of how Spain intercepted 2.6 tonnes of cocaine shipment from Ghana

Spanish authorities announced on November 11, 2026, that they had seized approximately 2,600 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in two shipping containers that arrived at the Port of Valencia from Ghana.

According to Spain’s Tax Agency and the Guardia Civil, the containers were loaded at the Port of Tema on August 2 and arrived in Valencia on August 22.

The cocaine was hidden beneath false bottoms fitted into wooden crates used to transport coconuts, which were declared as the contents of the containers.

After discovering the drugs, Spanish investigators removed the consignment, resealed the containers and monitored their onward movement to a warehouse in Viator, in the province of Almería.

Two men were arrested during the unloading operation. They were identified as the suspected importer of the consignment and the person responsible for overseeing its unloading.

Agbana said NACOC would provide further details about the operation at the appropriate time, cautioning against pressuring security agencies to release information that could compromise ongoing investigations.

“Sometimes the early release of information on some of these things can equally compromise the investigative process,” he said.

He maintained that the public should recognise the work of security agencies in exposing drug trafficking activities, adding that NACOC had the capacity to deal with the problem.

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However, the Spanish authorities' public account of the operation confirms the two arrests in Spain but does not independently establish the reported arrests in Ghana or NACOC's role in the investigation.

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