The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Tuesday, November 29, reportedly discovered some suspected narcotics drugs worth US$1.4 million at Accra’s Central Post Office.
NACOC officials are said to have found the drugs in some five brown boxes with the logo “Ghana Post” at the post office, where each contained 150 packets of coffee marked “Café Naijar Classic,” intended for the United Arab Emirates.
According to a statement signed by NACOC’s Head of Public Affairs and International Relations Department, there were 93,600 tablets in 150 packets with an estimated street value of US$ 1.4 million.
It claimed that the tablets had tested positive for the narcotic substance amphetamine in a field test.
Meanwhile, samples of the exhibits have been sent to the Ghana Standards Authority for analytical review, and investigations are ongoing, according to the statement.
It gave the public advice to abstain from drug trafficking, which was illegal in accordance with Section 37 of the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020. (Act 1019).
Essentially, it recommended people inspect the contents of packages before accepting custody, particularly around and before Christmas.
The Narcotics Control Commission is mandated to reduce the availability of narcotic drugs in society at large by arresting and prosecuting cultivators, traffickers, peddlers, and users.
Source: The Independent Ghana