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Majority Leader in Parliament, James Agalga, has opposed calls for Parliament to launch an immediate probe into the recent cocaine seizures, saying such an exercise could interfere with investigations already being conducted by the relevant security agencies.

The Minority in Parliament has been pushing for a parliamentary inquiry into the cocaine busts after French authorities intercepted a substantial consignment of suspected cocaine allegedly linked to Ghana.

The Minority says the development raises significant national security concerns and warrants scrutiny by Parliament.

However, speaking on Joy FM on September 24, 2026, James Agalga argued that there is no need for Parliament to conduct a separate investigation while criminal investigations remain active.

He pointed out that the authorities have already arrested several individuals in connection with the cases, with some of the suspects appearing before court and being remanded to assist with ongoing investigations.

According to him, introducing a parliamentary probe at this point could lead to multiple bodies investigating the same matters simultaneously, potentially producing conflicting conclusions.

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“When accused persons are remanded by the court, what it means is that investigations are ongoing. If Parliament intervenes by embarking upon yet another round of investigation, you would now have a situation whereby you have investigations conducted by separate bodies or more concurrently, which would then result in an absurd situation where you possibly have different outcomes,” he said.

The Majority Leader also disclosed that law enforcement authorities have already taken physical evidence from some of the seizures to support their investigations.

“Some cocaine has been seized and in some cases samples, appropriate samples taken, and a larger volume, probably a kilogramme of those samples, has been seized,” he said.

He maintained that Parliament’s intervention would be more appropriate after the security agencies have concluded their work and presented their findings.

“So while security agencies are investigating, I think that cannot be invoked at this stage. You wait when the law enforcement agencies have completed their investigative activities,” he said.

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