The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has recorded another drug trafficking arrest involving a British national, this time a female passenger attempting to smuggle cannabis out of Ghana on board a British Airways flight.
The arrest occurred at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) when the woman, who was travelling on British Airways flight BA 2066 from Accra to Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom, was found in possession of a suitcase containing 32 slabs of substances suspected to be cannabis.
A field test confirmed the substance as cannabis, with a total weight of 17.72 kilograms. She has since been processed and transferred to NACOC headquarters for further investigations.
This incident comes just hours after a major drug bust on May 18, where another British national was arrested at KIA upon arrival from Thailand via Dubai on Emirates flight EK 787. That operation uncovered 92 slabs of cannabis, weighing 53.6kg, in two suitcases.
British national, customs officer, and airport porter arrested at Kotoka for smuggling 53.6kg of cannabis
Further investigations into the May 18 case led to the arrest of two suspected accomplices—a customs officer and a porter from the airport’s Commercially Important Person (CIP) section—believed to have been aiding the trafficking attempt.
The recent surge in drug smuggling attempts underscores the increased vigilance and cooperation between NACOC, airport security, and law enforcement agencies.
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