The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has destroyed seized narcotic drugs with an estimated street value of more than US$10 million at Bundase.
The drugs destroyed included 564.39 kilogrammes of cannabis valued at US$112,878, 4,730,100 capsules and tablets of synthetic opioids estimated at US$5,912,625, and 338,000 bottles of codeine-infused cough mixture valued at US$4,225,000.
The Ghana Standards Authority verified the authenticity of the seized substances ahead of their destruction, with the tests confirming the presence of cannabis in the samples.
Speaking to the media after the exercise, NACOC Director-General, Major General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, said the Commission remained committed to the fight against narcotics despite a recent drug seizure in Lebanon linked to Ghana.
He insisted that the development did not mean the Commission had failed in its mandate, adding that it would continue to do its utmost to combat drug trafficking despite the challenges confronting it.
Major General Mantey reaffirmed the Commission’s resolve to intensify efforts to tackle the narcotics trade.
“We will do our best, we will not give up no matter the challenges we face. We will go after them wherever they are and at the end of the day, we will win the war,” he noted.
