Brig Gen. Maxwell Obuba Mantey, the Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), has reaffirmed that stakeholders must work together to combat organised crime and illicit drug trafficking.
In the fight against illicit narcotics and transnational organised crime, he claims that NACOC is dedicated to ongoing collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other pertinent stakeholder organisations.
During the NACOC officers’ graduation ceremony on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia, USA, Brig Gen Mantey made these statements.
He gave the US government credit for its assistance, primarily for funding the development of NACOC officers’ capabilities over time.
To strategically train and equip officers with advanced abilities in several vital areas of their profession to manage sensitive assignments relating to organised crime and illicit drug trafficking, a group of officers from Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya participated in an intense training session.
The course’s theme, “Different nations, shared duty, one fight,” also aimed to increase participants’ ability to handle delicate research assignments.
The Sensitive Investigative Unit program, according to Brig Gen Mantey, is an example of a solid collaboration based on professionalism, confidence, and a common dedication to combating organised crime.
“The trainings have also yielded major drug seizures and the disruption of organised trafficking networks. Beyond these outcomes, experience over successive SIU cohorts shows that officers who have served with the SIU return to their home institutions with practical skills, with many going on to assume key leadership roles,” Brig Gen Mantey emphasised.
The head of NACOC also cautioned graduates to use what they have learned wisely, professionally, and in accordance with the law when no one is around, and to return home with a greater feeling of responsibility rather than entitlement.
“You will be trusted with sensitive work. I expect you to protect that trust. Confidentiality is not optional. Integrity is not situational. One careless act can undo years of progress, not only for you, but for the institutions and partnerships that stand behind you”.
He urged them to be disciplined in their work and modest in their demeanour by letting their accomplishments speak for themselves, avoiding attention-seeking, and not taking short cuts.
“I am confident that the knowledge and skills acquired would significantly enhance the operational capacity of participating agencies to disrupt drug trafficking networks and dismantle organised criminal cartels across the region”
When the graduating officers returned to their home nations, Brig Gen. Mantey urged them to use the skills they had learned with honesty, professionalism, bravery, and a strong sense of duty.
He emphasised, “I urge you to use your acquired expertise to protect communities, to dismantle criminal networks, and to strengthen the rule of law, not to serve personal interests.”
Source: newsthemegh.com